There are many student and people who have not be found to have dyslexic. The list below, shows some traits of dyslexia.
- May be unable to recall the right words
- May talk later than most children
- May have trouble interacting with peers
- Fine motor skills may develop more slowly than in other children
- May be unable to follow multi-step directions or routines
- May be slow to learn new skills, relies heavily on memorizing without understanding
- May have trouble remembering facts
- May have poor fine motor coordination
- May have difficulty planning
- May avoid reading aloud
- May have trouble with word problems in maths
- May have slow or poor recall of facts
- May have difficulty making friends
- May not understand body language and facial expressions of others
- May have trouble with non-literal language like jokes
- May forget to hand in homework or to bring in homework
- May have difficulty with planning and time management
- May not adjust to new sittings or to change
- May have trouble answering open-ended questions on tests
- May have poor memory skills
- May work slowly
- May have poor grasp of abstract concepts
- May misread information
- May hide their reading problems many subterfuges
- Reads a word and then fails to recognise it further down the page
- Confuses left and right
- Usually clumsy
- Poor handwriting
- Very good work one day and trips up over every word the next day
- poor short term memory
- Can’t master tying shoes
- May have difficulty pronouncing words
- May have trouble learning the alphabet, numbers, days of the weeks, colours shapes, how to spell and write his or her name
- Difficulty telling or retelling a story
- When writing
- letter reversals – d for b (dog for bog)
- word reversals – tip for pit
- Inversions – m and w, u and n
- Transpositions – felt and left
- Substitutions – house and home
- May avoid writing
- Awkward pencil grip
- Trouble telling or learning the time
- Problems using daily planner
Conclusion
The list of symptoms will help you come to conclusion if someone or a student might be dyslexic. This list is just a list, the best way is to have a potential dyslexic person is to be officially tested.
