Lack of awareness of sounds in words - sound order, rhymes, or sequence of syllables
Difficulty decoding words - single word identification
Difficulty encoding words - spelling
Difficulty in learning and remembering printed words
Errors in letter naming
Poor sequencing of numbers, of letters in words, when read or written, e.g.: b-d;sing-sign; left-felt; soiled-solid; 12-21
Problems with reading comprehension
Difficulty expressing thoughts in written form
Delayed spoken language
Imprecise or incomplete interpretation of language that is heard
Difficulty in expressing thoughts orally, such as in finding the right word
Confusion about directions in space or time (right and left, up and down, early and late, yesterday and tomorrow, months and days)
Uncertainty about right or left handedness
Cramped or illegible handwriting, slow rate of writing
Difficulty in mathematics - often related to sequencing of steps or directionality or to the language of mathematics
Similar problems among relatives
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