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Discover if an assessment for dyslexia is the next step in helping your child reach their best potential. If any item describes your child then a dyslexia assessment can unlock the root cause and put your child on the path to success!

Dyslexia Checklist

Please place a ✓ next to all the statement(s) that describe you or your child’s experience. For Grades K-12.

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My child has been diagnosed to have dyslexia by a psychologist or dyslexia specialist.

My child is or was on an IEP or 504 for a learning disability in primary, middle school, and/or high school.

My child has received tutoring for reading, but it was not effective.

Homework completion is a struggle.

Sometimes my child leaves homework at school because it is overwhelming.

My child is unable to complete their classwork in time.

Teachers comment my child is lazy.

Teachers often said if my child tried harder they could do the work.

My child studies hard, but is not be able to remember what they studied on the day of the test.

The teacher reports my child gets frustrated in class.

My child has difficulty with reading.

My child has difficulty with comprehension.

My child tends to spell words the way they sound.

My child had or has difficulty with rhyming.

My child is often slow and inaccurate when copying items from the board.

My child says they tell their teachers they need more help and after the help, they still do not understand.

My child can remember spelling words if they are in the same order. If the order is changed they cannot remember the correct spelling.

My child is able to give correct answers verbally, but not written.

My child has one or more hours of homework (first grade and up) each night; spends more time on homework than the teacher expects.

My child is disorganized.

My child has difficulty managing time.

My child has difficulty with change.

My child has difficulty remembering lists and/or directions. (For example, a three-step direction such as “Go upstairs, pick up your red shirt, and put it in the laundry basket.”)

My child has difficulty pronouncing words and expressing their ideas.

My child has difficulty remembering symbols.

My child has difficulty keeping track of their possessions.

Hard worker.

Excellent at finances.

Wants to do the work but has practically given up when it comes to math, reading, schoolwork, etc.

Feels “stupid” when it comes to math, reading or feeling like she/he can’t find their words.

Entrepreneur heart.

Is exceptionally skilled with a task that had not been taught.

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Skips lines while reading or copying

Loses place while reading or copying

Skips words while reading or copying

Substitutes words while reading or copying

Rereads words or lines

Reverses letters, numbers or words

Uses a finger or marker to keep place while reading/writing

Reads very slowly

Poor reading comprehension

Difficulty remembering what has been read

Holds head too close when reading/writing (within 7-8 in.)

Squints, closes, or covers one eye while reading

Unusual posture/head tilt when reading/writing

Headaches following intense reading/computer work

Eyes hurt or feel tired after completing a visual task

Feels unusually tired after completing a visual task

Double vision

Vision blurs at distance when looks up from near work

Letters or lines “run together” or words “jump” when reading

Print seems to move or go in and out of focus when reading

Poor spelling skills

Writing is crooked or poorly spaced

Misaligns letters or numbers

Makes errors copying

Difficulty tracking moving objects

Unusual clumsiness, poor coordination

Difficulty with sports involving good eye-hand coordination

Eye turns in or out

Sees more clearly with one eye than the other

Feels sleepy while reading

Visual perceptual or visual processing problems

Difficulty with visual memory or visual sequencing

Difficulty with visual-spatial concepts

Directional confusion

Impaired performance with copying

Deficits in visual processing speed

Visual motor integration disorders

Non-Verbal Learning disorders

Performance scores lower than verbal scores

Dislikes tasks requiring sustained concentration

Avoids near tasks such as reading

Confuses right and left directions

Becomes restless when working at his/her desk

Tends to lose awareness of surroundings when concentrating

Must “feel” things to see them

Carsickness

Eyes bothered by light

Unusual blinking

Unusual eye rubbing

Dry eyes

Watery eyes

Red eyes