Diagnosing dyslexia
key components of a comprehensive assessment for dyslexia:
Dyslexia is a reading disorder that involves difficulties in understanding how sounds and letters combine to form words. This can lead to struggles with accurate and fluent word recognition, sounding out unfamiliar words, reading fluency, and spelling.
Despite receiving adequate instruction, individuals with dyslexia face significant challenges in reading, writing, and spelling. The reading difficulties they experience are unexpected given their other abilities.
It’s important to note that dyslexia is not characterized by letter and number reversals, reading or writing backwards, or words moving on the page.
Primary Characteristics of Dyslexia:
- Difficulty accurately decoding unfamiliar words
- Challenges with oral reading (slow, inaccurate, or labored)
- Difficulty spelling
- Struggles with reading words in isolation
- Math skills within the average range
- Difficulty with written composition
- Family history of similar issues
- Trouble learning the names of letters and their corresponding sounds
Based on the assessment information, we provide recommendations tailored to support school, work, and daily life.
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