If you tick 5 items or more a full assessment is advised.
- oral ability better than written work
- has poor handwriting or writes slowly
- prints rather than uses cursive
- produces badly set out or messily written work
- has difficulty with punctuation and/or grammar
- confuses upper and lower case letters
- writes very little
- teachers comment they are lazy, can do better
- rarely reads o has difficulty taking notes and/or copying from the board
- difficulty with organisation of homework
- finds tasks difficult to complete on time
- knows more than can be committed to paper
- is hesitant and laboured when reading aloud
- omits, repeats or adds extra words
- reads at a reasonable rate, has a low level of comprehension
- reads accurately but slowly
- fails to recognise familiar words
- misses a line or repeats the same line twice
- loses place
- finds difficulty remembering tables
- confuses signs such as x for +
- finds mental arithmetic at speed very difficult
- uses fingers for counting
- has clear processing problems at speed
- misunderstands complicated questions
- cannot remember a list of instructions
- is disorganised or forgetful
- has difficulty relating to others
- is often in the wrong place at the wrong time
- is excessively tired
Email Dyslexia Testing Services to discuss your concerns
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