Signs of Dyslexia for a child 8 years or under

Does he / she

*  have  a history of delay in speaking, making sentences or pronouncing words correctly

*  have difficulty in kicking or catching a ball

*  have difficulty with tying shoe laces, his tie and dressing

*  have a particular difficulty with reading and spelling

*  put letters and figures the wrong way around e.g. 15 for 51 and confuse b's and d's longer than  expected

*  have difficulty telling left and right

*  have difficulty in remembering the order of days of the  week or months of the year

*  have difficulty in remembering arithmetic tables and the alphabet

*  surprise you because in other ways he is bright

If the answer to all or several of these questions was YES   it is probable that the individual needs help.  Many children have similar difficulties and they do grow out of them, but it is the number and persistence of the problem in spite of the child receiving the same teaching as his classmates, that causes concern.