Signs Of Dyslexia

 

Signs of Dyslexia 

We’ve gone into great details as to what exactly is dyslexia. Now, what are some warning signs that you child may have dyslexia? What are some signs that your child may need to be assessed for dyslexia? The following are simply some indicators that your child may have dyslexia and should be assessed. 

Sometimes dyslexia symptoms can be identified before a child enters school. Speech problems, such as difficulty pronouncing long words and "jumbling" up phrases (saying "albaphet" instead of "alphabet" or "cake cup" instead of "cup cake"), speech delays compared to other children of the same age (although this can have many different causes), and issues with verbal expression, such as difficulty remembering the right word to use or putting sentences together, can all be symptoms.

When kids start school and start putting more of an emphasis on learning how to read and write, dyslexia symptoms typically start to stand out more. Dyslexia is characterised by difficulties learning the names and sounds of the letters, unpredictable and inconsistent spelling, confusion over letters that resemble one another, and writing letters backwards (for example, writing "b" instead of "d").

Dyslexia can also be indicated by reading slowly or making mistakes when reading aloud, as well as by being able to correctly answer questions verbally but having trouble writing them down and difficulty following a series of instructions. 

Understanding that phonemes, the smaller units of sound that make up words, can be changed and manipulated to produce new words and meanings is known as phonological awareness.

Having trouble with phonological awareness may prevent a child from answering these questions correctly:

• Do the sounds that make up the word "pot" differ from those that make up the word "pat"?

• If the "s" sound in "sat" were replaced with a "m" sound, what word would you have?

• How many other words come to mind that rhyme with "pin"?

Having difficulty with these are also a sign of dyslexia. 

Word attack issues can also arise in young dyslexic children. This is the capacity for a child to understand unfamiliar words by searching for shorter words or groups of letters that they have already mastered.For instance, a child with strong word attack abilities might read the word "sunbathing" for the first time and comprehend its meaning by dividing it into the parts "sun," "bath," and "ing."

It is important to note that none of these—or even a few of them—represent a diagnosis of dyslexia; rather, they are merely symptoms that can be used to get your child tested for dyslexia. 

At The Caribbean Academy for Reading Intervention and Development, we offer an Individual Reading Assistance Program that assists struggling readers to build skills in: 

• Sight words and high-frequency words 

• Sounds recognition 

• Reading comprehension 

• Letter and word recognition 

• Phonics and phonemic awareness 

Our Reading Assistance Programme is designed to teach the foundational skills of reading to children with significant academic challenges, empowering them to achieve grade-level proficiency. Our dedicated tutors help struggling readers understand the basic mechanics of reading and help them develop critical reading skills that will help them develop a lifelong love of reading. 

Target Audience: Struggling readers between the ages of 5 years to 10 years. 

Persons interested in our Individual Reading Assistance Program can contact us at 1-868-474-9819. 

Chrystal Murray has a passion for imparting knowledge and adding value to the lives of others.

She has been an educator for over 14 years. She holds a B.A. Degree in History and Education from the University of the West Indies (UWI). She also possesses several professional certificates in Understanding Dyslexia, Successful Educational Strategies for Children with Special Needs, and Supporting Multiple Abilities through Differentiation just to name a few. She is also certified in Counselling Youth and Children and Parenting the Adolescent. Chrystal is the Founder and Principal of two academic institutions, the Caribbean Ivy League Academy and the Caribbean Academy for Reading Intervention and Development. She founded the Caribbean Academy for Reading Intervention and Development where she works assiduously with children who have reading challenges. She also uses this platform to motivate, inspire and help build confidence in the children who are in her care.

 

 

 

Chrystal Murray 

Reading Interventionist 

1-868-474-9819