Reading

Lose place on the line.

Switch lines.

Have difficulty making sense of a passage unless you read it several times.

Slow in finding place again if looking away.

Add words that are not there.

Spelling

Spell a word different ways in the same piece of work.

Reverse letters in a word.

Confuse letters.

Forget basic spelling rules.

Add letters to a word.

Miss out letters in a word.

Miss out parts of a word.

Writing

Form letters and numbers badly.

Tight pen grip.

Hand ache.

Unable to use and/or understand punctuation marks.

Forget to cross 't', dot 'i' or cross 'l' instead of 't'.

Leave out capitals.

Leave out syllables in words.

Find it difficult to copy notes from a board.

Other Indicators

Confusion between left and right.

Distorted sense of time.

Easily distracted and has poor concentration.

Confusion with mathematical symbols.

Dyslexia Checklist

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