Individuals with dyslexia usually have some of the following characteristics.
Difficulty with oral language
Late in learning to talk
Difficulty pronouncing words
Difficulty acquiring vocabulary or using age appropriate
grammar
Difficulty following directions
Confusion with before/after, right/left, and so on
Difficulty learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes, or
songs
Difficulty understanding concepts and relationships
Difficulty with word retrieval or naming problems
Difficulty with reading
Difficulty learning to read
Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words, or
counting syllables in words (Phonological Awareness)
Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words
(Phonemic Awareness)
Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words
(Auditory Discrimination)
Difficulty in learning the sounds of letters
Difficulty remembering names and/or shapes of letters
Reverses letters or the order of letters when reading
Misreads or omits common small words
Stumbles through longer words
Poor reading comprehension during oral or silent reading
Slow, laborious oral reading
Difficulty with written language
Difficulty putting ideas on paper
Many spelling mistakes
May do well on weekly spelling tests, but there are
many spelling mistakes in daily work
Difficulty in proofreading
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© Copyright 2003, The International Dyslexia Association (IDA). Fact Sheet #63 01/03
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