Dyslexia

Dyslexia is a disability that impacts one's ability to read, write, spell and even speak. People with dyslexia can struggle with developing the foundations of language and need interventions to minimize the impact of dyslexia to be successful learners.  JAM utilizes research-based systematic approaches to support learners with dyslexia. We use a whole learning approach and teach the application of skills to maximize gains and create competent learners. We have trained tutors in Orton Gillingham, SLANT, Wilson, and more. Whether or not your child has an official diagnosis of dyslexia or not, we will create a program to support their unique learning needs.  

Signs of Dyslexia

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 learns 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 signs and symptoms may become more apparent, including:

• Reading well below the expected level for age
• Problems processing and understanding what they hear
• 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 similar to those in children. Some common dyslexia signs and 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 having problems retrieving words
• Trouble understanding jokes or expressions that have a meaning not easily understood from the specific words (idioms), such as "piece of cake" meaning "easy."
• Spending an unusually long time completing tasks that involve reading or writing
• Difficulty summarizing a story
• Trouble learning a foreign language
• Difficulty memorizing
• Difficulty doing math problems

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Excerpt from Mayo Clinic

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