What to look for? Presenting Features for Dyslexia Preschool year(s): Difficulty in language: Rhyming Identifying sounds in words Following instructions of more than 2 steps Language confusion (e.g., labels a fork as ‘spoon’)

What to look for? Presenting Features for Dyslexia Foundation year: Continuing Difficulty Saying harder words Following instructions in sequence Recognising letters Printing or copying letters Developing a sight vocabulary’

What to look for? Presenting Features for Dyslexia Middle to upper primary years: Avoiding reading tasks Slow when reading aloud p/d/b/q – and possibly g confusion when reading Reads in reverse: saw/was confusion Painstaking when sounding out unfamiliar words Poor retention of sight words Phonetic spelling Written skills lag behind oral skills