Solent Dyslexia Services:

reads slowly without fluency.

misreads words or information.

continues to experience spelling difficulties.

writes slowly

writes illegibly

is better at verbal expression than written expression

finds it difficult to plan, sequence and organise written text.

has difficulty with sentence construction and/or punctuation.

finds it hard to skim, scan and/or proof read written text.

finds it hard to summarise information.

finds it hard to take notes.

avoids reading and writing tasks.

does not complete assignments or class work.

finds it hard to remember information.

mispronounces or misuses some words.

has poor planning and organisation skills.

has poor time management skills.

has more difficulty in language-based subjects (e.g. English, History) than in non-language based subjects (e.g. Mathematics, Design Technology).