Is Your Child Dyslexic?

You can often spot the symptoms of this learning disability even before your child starts to read, if you know what to look for

AGES 3 to 5 DOES YOUR PRESCHOOLER ...

1 Seem uninterested in playing games with language sounds, such as repetition and rhyming?

2 Have trouble learning nursery rhymes, such as "Humpty Dumpty" or "Jack and Jill"?

3 Frequently mispronounce words and persist in using baby talk?

4 Fail to recognize the letters in his or her name?

5 Have difficulty remembering the names of letters, numbers or days of the week?

AGES 5 to 6 DOES YOUR KINDERGARTNER ...

1 Fail to recognize and write letters, write his or her name or use invented spelling for words?

2 Have...

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