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Recognizing Reading Disorders: Warning Signs

How can you tell whether your child is at-risk for a reading disorder? Although no one sign alone is indicative of a problem, a cluster of some of the following may indicate a problem:

guesses at words when reading
problem discriminating one sound from another
reverses letters (beyond 2nd grade) and/or substitutes sounds
oral reading is slow and laborious
is a word-by-word reader
does not recognize basic sight words (has to “sound out” all words)
has trouble “finding the right word” when speaking
has difficulty following oral directions

The warning signs of later reading problems can be observed in preschool. If your child has difficulty learning the alphabet, singing nursery rhymes, or has problems pronouncing multi-syllable words, your child may be at-risk for later reading problems.

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