Dyslexia:
(With appropriate support these children can shine.)

Reading
* Slow or unable to learn to read
* Difficulty decoding alphabet symbols
* Skips words and lines in text
* Misreads words
* Lacks expression when reading aloud
* Ignores punctuation marks
* Reads without comprehension
* Avoids reading aloud in public

Spelling
* Can't remember how words look
* Difficulty hearing sounds
* Confuses letters and their sounds

Writing
* Difficulty controlling a pen or pencil
* Slower than others to complete written tasks
* Spelling difficulties cause limited written work
* Can't organise their thoughts to write

Listening
* Difficulty with multiple instructions
* Constantly asking to check their understanding
* Loses focus if people talk too long
* Finds background noise distracting

Memory
* Facts and figures
* Letter combinations and words
* Times tables
* Math and Science processes
* Peoples Names
* How People look

Intelligence
* Of average or above average intelligence
* May be highly intelligent or gifted in certain areas

Planning
* Loses track of time
* Is too messy or really neat
* Difficulty organising work

Visual Processing
* Words misbehave on the page
* Finds black text on white paper hard to read
* Experiences eye strain and headaches
* Slow to copy notes and read accurately

Speed
* Slower to complete reading and writing tasks
* Slower to learn systems and processes
* Requires more time to complete tests and exams

Direction
* Gets lost easily
* Confuses left and right
* Doesn't like analogue clocks

Behaviour
* May lack self confidence
* Can act out, misbehave or withdraw
* Refuses to go to school and do homework

Speaking
* Slow to talk
* Mixes up sounds and mispronounces words
* Can't find the right word
* Difficulty with rhyming words

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