Early Warning Signs of Dyslexia

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

• Word-naming problems
• Word mispronunciation
• Jumbling words
• Poor use of syntax
• Hesitate speech
• Needs frequent presentation of a word before being able to use it accurately and consistently

VISUAL DIFFICULTIES

• Some children will be very poor at drawing; alternatively they could be the total opposite and very good with colour.
• They may find it difficult to sort beads by shapes
• Have difficulty in learning to dress themselves, putting clothes on inside out and not remembering which comes first, a vest of shirt, as well as difficulty with buttons and button holes.
• May put their shoes on the wrong foot  as well as have difficulty in learning to tie their laces
• They struggle with turning on and off taps, and have difficulty in turning door knobs.
• They may find doing jigsaw puzzles or making models difficult.

MOTOR SKILLS

• They find it difficult  to use a pair of scissors
• They will find it difficult to trace
• They may not be able to use a rubber effectively
• They tend to hold a pencil awkwardly
• Learning to do a tie will be extremely difficult

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

• They find hopping difficult
• They constantly bumping into people and objects
• They have tendency to knock things over or to drop things
• Learning to ride a bicycle can be a tortuous process
• Setting the table may be difficult – knives and forks may be put on the wrong side
• Learning to swim can be difficult for some children, especially the breaststroke.
• Playground games may be difficult, especially if they involve words such as left/right, up/down, backwards/forwards and front/behind.
• Learning to dance may be difficult for some children.

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