ABOUT YOUR STRUGGLING LEARNER

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Dyslexia is a neurological disorder that makes it difficult for a person to read, write, and spell in a manner consistent with their intellectual ability, despite having had adequate instruction.

• Curiosity
• A great imagination
• The ability to figure things out
• A good understanding of new concepts
• A large vocabulary for age group
• Talented in solving puzzles or building models 
• Strong comprehension of stories read aloud 
• Strong thinking/reasoning skills
• Especially knowledgeable in a particular area of interest
• Excels in an area not dependent upon reading
• Noticeable resilience and ability to adapt

• Delayed speech
• Mispronounced speech (baby talk)
• Trouble with rhyming
• Difficulty learning letters and their sounds
• Failure to understand how words come apart or divide
• Reading errors that indicate guessing
• Complaints about reading
• Confusing the order in words (cimmanon for cinnamon)
• Speech that isn't fluent and includes frequent um's 
• Difficulty finding an exact word; confusing words that sound alike (lotion for ocean)
• Inability to give a quick verbal response
• Difficulty with rote memory
• Frequently skips over small "function" words such as that, an, in, the, of
• Disastrous spelling
• The inability to finish tests on time
• Reading that is slow and tiring
• Labored handwriting