Dyslexia impacts more than just reading and spelling.
Writing:
Difficulty getting ideas on paper
Organizational problems
Can't find the right words
Listening:
Problems note taking
Find background noises distracting
Similar sounds cause confusion
Spelling:
Difficulty "hearing" sounds
Can't remember what words look like
Reading:
Needing to re-read often
Loses place in text
Moving or overlapping text
Motor Control:
Difficulty copying
Handwriting difficulties
Coordination problems
Memory difficulties:
Sequences: times tables, alphabet, phone numbers, multi-step directions
Dates
Spatial Temporal:
Difficulties with telling time
Left/right confusion
Gets lost easily
Speaking (Trouble finding the right word is one of the most common signs of dyslexia):
May struggle with poor word retrieval
May say the wrong word that sounds similar to the right one (like extinct instead of distinct)
May talk around a word" using vague words like "thing" or "stuff"
Difficulty getting ideas on paper
Organizational problems
Can't find the right words
Listening:
Problems note taking
Find background noises distracting
Similar sounds cause confusion
Spelling:
Difficulty "hearing" sounds
Can't remember what words look like
Reading:
Needing to re-read often
Loses place in text
Moving or overlapping text
Motor Control:
Difficulty copying
Handwriting difficulties
Coordination problems
Memory difficulties:
Sequences: times tables, alphabet, phone numbers, multi-step directions
Dates
Spatial Temporal:
Difficulties with telling time
Left/right confusion
Gets lost easily
Speaking (Trouble finding the right word is one of the most common signs of dyslexia):
May struggle with poor word retrieval
May say the wrong word that sounds similar to the right one (like extinct instead of distinct)
May talk around a word" using vague words like "thing" or "stuff"