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READING PROBLEMS & DYSLEXIA

Dyslexia Intervention Programs for Children

Reading problems happen when someone has difficulty decoding words or even comprehending and making sense of what they read. Dyslexia is one of the more common reading disorders. It refers to the condition where an individual struggles to read, leading to issues in their writing and spelling.

The majority of individuals with dyslexia have normal intelligence. However, some of these children may still struggle cognitively, in particular, if visual processing is involved. The only difference is that they read at a significantly slower speed. According to statistics, about 4 - 10% of the school-going population is estimated to have dyslexia.

Signs and symptoms of Dyslexia

You cannot diagnose dyslexia just by looking at a child. Diagnosing for dyslexia requires testing and taking account into many other factors.

Most often, dyslexic children are deemed to be “careless” or “inattentive”. However, do keep a look out for the signs below if you suspect your child may be dyslexic. It is extremely important to have it identified as it will lead to further learning difficulties in the future.

  • Spelling issues

  • Confused with “left” and “right” 

  • Has trouble identifying phonetic sounds correctly

  • Struggles in learning and remembering new words 

  • Miss out on punctuation and capitalization within a sentence

  • Has difficulty retaining auditory information causing short attention span

  • Confuses between similar-looking letters and numbers (example: b & d, p & q, 6 & 9) 

  • Mixes up numbers and letters without noticing (example: “ten” for “net” or “tired” for “tried) 

 Types of Dyslexia

  • Phonological Dyslexia

  • Primary Dyslexia

  • Secondary/Developmental Dyslexia

  • Surface Dyslexia

  • Trauma Dyslexia

  • Visual Dyslexia

How we can help

We offer a comprehensive 1-to-1 dyslexia test for your child at our centre. The assessment will test an individual’s reading abilities and their natural competency for it.

Our dyslexia test will help to assess an individual’s risk of literacy delay.

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