Common Risk Factors of Dyslexia

Parents Preschool – Third grade:

• Failure to understand that words are made up of parts or individual sounds
• Difficulty learning the letter names and their corresponding sounds
• Difficulty reading single words in isolation
• Difficulty reading fluently
• Difficulty spelling phonetically

Fourth grade – High School:

• History of reading and spelling difficulties
• Difficulty reading aloud
• Avoids reading for pleasure
• Difficulty learning a foreign language

Post-secondary:

• Difficulty with spoken vocabulary
• Difficulty completing the reading demands for multiple course requirements