“Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ~ International Dyslexia Association
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​The differences are personal. The diagnosis is medical. The treatment is educational. The understanding is scientific. 
                                                                                                                                                                 ~ The Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators

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Warning Signs of Dyslexia

If your child has three or more of the following warning signs, please give me a call (707) 953-2118 to learn more about dyslexia.

In Preschool

• delayed speech
• mixing up the sounds and syllables in long words
• chronic ear infections
• stuttering
• constant confusion of left versus right
• late establishing a dominant hand
• difficulty learning to tie shoes
• trouble memorizing their address, phone number, or the alphabet
• can't create words that rhyme
• a close relative with dyslexia

 
           Dyslexia is identifiable, with 92% accuracy, at ages 5½ to 6½.
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​In Elementary School

• dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic handwriting that is difficult to read)
• letter or number reversals continuing past the end of first grade
• extreme difficulty learning cursive
• slow, choppy, inaccurate reading:

​​            ~ guesses based on shape or context
            ~ skips or misreads prepositions (at, to, of)
            ~ ignores suffixes
            ~ can't sound out unknown words

• terrible spelling
• often can't remember sight words (they, were, does) or homonyms (their, they're, and there)
• difficulty telling time with a clock with hands
• trouble with math:

            ~ memorizing multiplication tables
            ~ memorizing a sequence of steps
            ~ directionality

• when speaking, difficulty finding the correct word

           ~ lots of "whatyamacallits" and "thingies"
           ~ common sayings come out slightly twisted

• extremely messy bedroom, backpack, and desk
• dreads going to school

            ~ complains of stomach aches or headaches
            ~ may have nightmares about school

For more information on warning signs in high school and in adults, please click on this link: Bright Solutions for Dyslexia 

blossomlearnandgrow@gmail.com
​(707) 953-2118