Health Tip: Symptoms of Dyslexia

Possible warning signs of the learning disability.

Thursday March 29th - 11:38am

Filed Under: Learning Disabilities

Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects the way a child reads and writes.

The Nemours Foundation says an inability to perform the following functions are common warning signs of dyslexia among preschool and elementary school children:

  • Learning to read and speak.
  • Rhyming.
  • Understanding and identifying things like colors, shapes, numbers, letters and days of the week...

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