Parents of young elementary children are often told, "Your child is just not ready to read." This statement often leaves parents feeling puzzled and wondering when their child will be ready to read.
There are children that developmentally may need a little more time to acquire reading skills; however, there are also many children that exhibit early warning signs of a reading disability or specifically, dyslexia. Dyslexia impacts approximately 20% of the population.
So what are the signs?
For Pre-school Children:
For School-Aged Children:
If your child exhibits two or more of these signs, it is highly recommended that you have them evaluated by a professional educational clinician, eduational therapist and/or psychologist. Children with learning disabilities learn differently and therefore need specialized instruction. Early intervention is the key!
There are children that developmentally may need a little more time to acquire reading skills; however, there are also many children that exhibit early warning signs of a reading disability or specifically, dyslexia. Dyslexia impacts approximately 20% of the population.
So what are the signs?
For Pre-school Children:
- late or inconsistent recognition of alphabet letters and sounds (5 to 5 1/2 years)
- poor rhyming skills
- immature or muddled speech (says aminal for animal)
- late speech development
- difficulty with word retrieval (says "um" and "thing")
- advanced vocabulary in comparison to development of reading skills
For School-Aged Children:
- oral reading is slow
- child reads with substitutions, adds words or guesses at words
- poor decoding skills (not able to properly "sound out a word")
- poor spelling skills especially in day to day writing assignments
- trouble with recall of math facts, especially quick retrieval
- letter and/or number reversals in handwriting
- avoids or dis-likes reading
If your child exhibits two or more of these signs, it is highly recommended that you have them evaluated by a professional educational clinician, eduational therapist and/or psychologist. Children with learning disabilities learn differently and therefore need specialized instruction. Early intervention is the key!
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