Dyslexia Screening Test

Dyslexia has 44 symptoms. People typically have some, but not all. It is recommended that if a person has 10 or more symptoms, they should be evaluated for dyslexia if they have problems with reading, writing and spelling.

Click the boxes of the symptoms you are observing in your child or yourself. You may print this list when you finish to keep for reference.

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SPOKEN LANGUAGE *

Late learning to talk

Inability to rhyme or understand the concept of rhyme

Difficulty pronouncing long words

When young, funny pronunciations for long words (mawn lower for lawn mower, amiwuz for animals, hangabur for hamburger, callipittar for caterpillar)

When older, still may mispronounce long words

Difficulty learning the alphabet between ages three and six, and older

Difficulty following a series of directions

Unable to master a foreign language

Difficulty finding the right word for objects and having to use the word thing, stuff or "you know”

May have a limited vocabulary

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WRITTEN LANGUAGE *

Difficulty writing and spelling their first and last name still in first and second grade

Can’t spell their middle name correctly by third grade or older

Extreme difficulty learning cursive

Great difficulty writing their full address at third grade or older

Difficulty learning and writing phone numbers, zip codes

May spell the same word several different ways within the same paper or paragraph

Does very poorly on weekly spelling and handwriting is extremely poor when writing spelling words. May do well on weekly spelling tests, but will forget the words by next week.

Difficulty learning to read and write sight words. Continues to misspell sight words despite lots of practice.

Handwriting is very poor, holds pencil in a very awkward manner, non-uniform and inadequate spacing between words and letters, letter heights are not correct, tails of letters do not go below the lines. Letters and words do not sit on the lines of the paper but float all over.

Poor inventive spelling. Many missed consonant and vowel sounds.

Frequent letter and number reversals past first grade.

Incorrect, inconsistent application of capitalization and punctuation rules.

Copying from the board is very difficult

Difficulty putting ideas on paper.

In upper grades, cannot take written notes during a lecture.

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EMERGING READING *

Difficulty learning the sounds of letters in kindergarten

Difficulty remembering the names and shapes of letters and cannot name the letters quickly

Transposes the order of letters when reading or spelling

Difficulty learning to read

Difficulty hearing the sounds in words and the order of sounds

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GENERAL READING *

Omits common, short words when reading out loud

Makes mistakes reading small words, often substituting the wrong word (reading them as the, his as has, etc.)

Stumbles through long words

Reads a word correctly on one page and incorrectly on another

Reads by shape (reading house as home)

Slow, choppy, laborious reading

Ignores suffixes when reading

Cannot sound out unknown words

Cannot sound out words as a study aid for spelling

Difficulty with comprehension; may have to read something two or three times to understand it.

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ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMS *

Weak memory for lists, directions or facts

Distracted by visual or auditory stimuli

Downward trend in achievement test scores or school performance over time

Inconsistent school work (in early grades - does better in social studies and science, but struggles with math and language arts)

Relatives may have similar problems

Late establishing a dominant hand

Chronic ear infections

Difficulty naming colors, objects or letters rapidly

Difficulty learning to tell time

Difficulty learning to tie shoes

Extremely messy bedroom, backpack and desk

Dreads going to school; complains of stomach aches and headaches

May develop anxiety towards school and tests

Often gets lost, even in a familiar place

Difficulty learning to read printed sheet music

May develop anxiety, aggression, class clown behavior or withdrawal in order to deal with school demands

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It is recommended that if a person has 10 or more symptoms, they should be evaluated for dyslexia if they have problems with reading, writing and spelling.

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