Dyslexia Symptoms:

In preschool and elementary school children, some signs of dyslexia include difficulty with:

- Learning to talk
- Pronouncing longer words
- Rhyming
- Learning the alphabet, days of the weeks, colors, shapes, and numbers
- Learning to read and write his or her name
- Learning the connection between letters and sounds
- Decoding simple words
- Using "b" and "d" accurately
- Reading and spelling words with the correct letter sequence - for example, "top" versus "pot"
- Handwriting and fine-motor coordination

In older children, teenagers, and adults, these same signs of dyslexia may still be present. In addition, they probably will:

- Read and spell far below grade level
- Avoid reading and writing
- Work slowly on reading and writing assignments and tests
- Struggle with learning a foreign language