Signs for Children 7-13

As children get older they may exhibit some other indicators of dyslexia. People will have a varying collection of indicators but will rarely exhibit all of them.

Unable to read, or low reading age
Still having difficulties with sound of letters
Poor, immature hand-writing
Poor spelling
Letter and sound confusion persist e.g. ‘v’ for ‘th’
No idea of punctuation when reading or writing a story
Essays or stories may often be brief and to the point
Students know what they want to write but have trouble getting their ideas down
If they can read they don’t enjoy it and hate reading aloud
When reading aloud they misread words, frequently omitting and inserting words
A student may read well but when they get to the end of the text they cannot remember anything they’ve read
Copying from a board or book is difficult and inaccurate
They may still reverse numbers e.g. ‘42’ instead of ‘24’
Difficulty in remembering multiplication tables, the order of days of the week, months of the year and the alphabet
Musical notation can be a problem
Clumsiness and poor co-ordination can still be present
Difficulty in understanding what is said to them and slow to answer
Frustration, withdrawal and behavioural problems start to increase
Extreme reluctance to go to school