Dyslexia in children is typically identified during their early years of schooling and it comes in all shapes and sizes and looks different for each person.
We’ve compiled a helpful list of signs to look out for that may indicate your child could be struggling with dyslexia. If your child is presenting with difficulties in multiple areas below, it may be worthwhile discussing your concerns with their school teacher or General Practitioner.
5 signs your child might have dyslexia
1. Struggling with phonological awareness
Phonological awareness skills assist in literacy development. Phonological awareness is the ability to recognise that words are made up of sounds and that by manipulating sounds you can create new words and meanings.
Impaired phonological awareness skills can include difficulties in:
- Identifying the sounds within a word
- Deleting or adding sounds within a word