Typical Indicators of Dyslexia

may have "immature" speech (rabbit=wabbit)

difficulty finding the correct word (e.g., "thingy," "watchamacallit")

letter/number reversals after first grade

slow, choppy, inaccurate reading

poor spelling

dysgraphia (slow, non-automatic, illegible writing)

struggle to memorize math facts & sight words

slow reader/poor speller

poor written expression: large discrepancy between verbal skills & written compositions

still confuses left/right; may get lost, even in familar city

may have to reread same page 2 or 3 times

ongoing difficulty with word retrieval; limited vocabulary