Dyslexia Checklist

Pre-K to 3rd Grade

Feel free to print the box below. If you check more than one, it may be time to schedule an evaluation with True Potential education using the link below.

Click on the boxes that apply some or all of the time.

VERBAL SKILLS

❑ Speech/language delay (late speaking or late sound development)

❑ Frequently mispronounces words (tat/cat, poon/spoon, catapidder/caterpillar)

❑ Switch order of sounds in words (mawn lower, hangaber, pasghetti)

READING

❑ Guesses at words while reading, particularly based upon context, pictures, or the first letter  or syllable of the word

❑ Simply skips the word if he/she does not know it, not even attempting to decode the word

❑ Has difficulty reading, spelling or memorizing sight words despite regular practice and exposure

❑ Demonstrates excessive reversals of letters or numbers, and the errors do not improve with instruction

❑ Often misreads or skips small words, such as: 'the', 'from', 'to' and 'of'

❑ Extreme difficulty with rhyming

WRITING DEVELOPMENT & WRITTEN EXPRESSION

❑ When spelling, includes correct letters but not in the correct order (mlik instead of milk)

❑ Despite instruction, is developing an atypical pencil grip, and often breaks pencil lead or  crayons

❑ Cannot keep letters on baseline, or create letters so they are appropriate height or drop below baseline when required, despite instruction

❑ Spells words different ways, even when in very close proximity on the page

❑ Performs poorly on spelling tests, or may succeed on weekly tests but does not use correct spelling in his/her writing

❑ There is little consistency in shape of letters on a page – all k’s should look similar, all p’s, etc.

BEHAVIOR

❑ Has developed an aversion to going to school or reading/listening to books

❑ Throws fits, cries, gets (or feigns) illness when time to go to school or do homework

❑ Has extreme reactions to frustration, or lack of skill mastery

❑ Educators may suspect ADHD, parents may not see the signs at home

MEMORY AND COGNITION

❑ Cannot do flashcards quickly or automatically

❑ Difficulty with learning (and remembering) the alphabet or counting

❑ Cannot remember/does not know the names of classmates or family members

❑ Often misspeaks or substitutes words such as: “fork” for ‘spoon’ or “pasghetti” for ‘spaghetti’ or “pacific” for ‘specific’ or “up” for ‘down’

❑ Has difficulty learning and retaining dates

❑ Struggles to hear the sounds in a word, even when it is enunciated (amilance for ambulance)

❑ Has to bring work home when other students are completing work at school

❑ Is ambidextrous

Use the link below to determine what type of evaluation you would like to receive from True Potential Education.