DYSLEXIA

Pay attention if the child:

• Begins to say his first words after a year and a half of age.

• Has difficulty learning the names of letters and remembering their sounds.

• Omits or substitutes the end of a word when reading and writing.

• Shows difficulty recognizing and individualizing sounds in words.

• Has difficulty recognizing and reproducing rhymes.

• Replaces words in reading.

• Has difficulty learning new words.

• Pronounces words incorrectly. For example, say “datón” instead of “mouse”.

• Avoids naming familiar objects at first glance, frequently saying “that” or “this” instead of naming what you want to say.

• Shows difficulty remembering how to spell words and applying spelling rules when writing.