Parents often feel overwhelmed by the idea of having a child with a learning disability. Learning outcomes improve for students with dyslexia when parents educate themselves and find support and resources.
SIGNS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
- Delayed speech
- Trouble recognizing the alphabet
- Difficulty associating a letter with the sound it makes (phonics)
- Trouble with sequencing, like remembering the order of numbers or days of the week
- Has a smaller vocabulary and struggles to learn new words
- Trouble completing seemingly simple tasks that contain two or more steps, such as returning one toy to the closet, and others to the toy chest
- Trouble with rhyming
- Difficulty blending sounds together to form words, such as connecting M-I-L-K for form milk (phonemic awareness)
- Struggles to pronounce words as intended, such as “crash tan” instead of “trash can” (phonological processing)
- Confusion with before/after, left/right, up/down
SIGNS IN GRADE SCHOOL
- Struggles with reading and spelling
- Difficulty with word retrieval and rapid naming of colors, letters, objects, and sound
- Struggles to organize thoughts and find the right words to say in conversation with others
- Trouble remembering facts, lists, and numbers
- Difficulty gripping pencil
- Difficulty understanding concepts and relationships
- Trouble using proper grammar
- Trouble sounding out unfamiliar words (decoding)
- Difficulty following directions
- Struggles reading aloud
- Trouble summarizing stories
At Payne, we hope to bring an understanding of dyslexia to parents and families while providing them with the support they need. We offer: