Signs of dyslexia can be difficult to recognize before your child enters school, but some early clues may indicate a problem. Once your child reaches school age, your child's teacher may be the first to notice a problem. Severity varies, but the condition often becomes apparent as a child starts learning to read. Before school Signs that a young child may be at risk of dyslexia include:  Late talking Learning new words slowly Problems forming words correctly, such as reversing sounds in words or confusing words that sound alike Problems remembering or naming letters, numbers and colors Difficulty learning nursery rhymes or playing rhyming games  School age Once your child is in school, dyslexia symptoms may become more apparent, including:  Reading well below the expected level for age Problems processing and understanding what is heard Difficulty finding the right word or forming answers to questions Problems remembering the sequence of things Difficulty seeing (and occasionally hearing) similarities and differences in letters and words Inability to sound out the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word Difficulty spelling Spending an unusually long time completing tasks that involve reading or writing Avoiding activities that involve reading  Teens and adults Dyslexia signs in teens and adults are a lot like those in children. Some common dyslexia symptoms in teens and adults include:  Difficulty reading, including reading aloud Slow and labor-intensive reading and writing Problems spelling Avoiding activities that involve reading Mispronouncing names or words, or problems retrieving words Spending an unusually long time completing tasks that involve reading or writing Difficulty summarizing a story Trouble learning a foreign language Difficulty doing math word problems 
signs dyslexia can difficult recognize child enters school  early clues may problem  once child reaches school age  child's teacher may first notice problem  severity varies  condition apparent child starts learning read  school signs young child may risk dyslexia include:  late talking learning new words slowly problems forming words correctly  reversing sounds words confusing words sound alike problems remembering naming letters  numbers colors difficulty learning nursery rhymes playing rhyming games  school age once child school  dyslexia symptoms may apparent  including:  reading well expected level age problems processing understanding heard difficulty finding right word forming answers questions problems remembering sequence difficulty seeing (and occasionally hearing) similarities differences letters words inability sound pronunciation unfamiliar word difficulty spelling spending unusually long time completing tasks involve reading writing avoiding activities involve reading  teens adults dyslexia signs teens adults like children  common dyslexia symptoms teens adults include:  difficulty reading  including reading aloud slow labor-intensive reading writing problems spelling avoiding activities involve reading mispronouncing names words  problems retrieving words spending unusually long time completing tasks involve reading writing difficulty summarizing story trouble learning foreign language difficulty math word problems 
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