Red Flags for Reading Difficulties
Pre K & Kindergarten
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Grades 1-3 |
Grades 4-8 |
HS, College, Adult |
Delay in Talking |
Difficulty with sound/symbol correspondence (/a/, as in apple) |
Significant difficulty reading and spelling multisyllabic/longer words (Ex. Omits whole syllables) |
Continued difficulty with word recognition that significantly affects acquisition of knowledge and ability to analyze written material |
Difficulty recognizing and producing rhymes |
Confusion with letters that look alike ( b/d/p, w/m, h/n, f/t) |
Reduced awareness of word structure (prefix, roots, and suffixes) |
Slow rate of reading |
| Difficulty remembering rote information, such as letter names |
Confusion with letters that have similar sounds ( d/t, b/p, f/v) |
Frequent misreading of common sight words |
Continued difficulty with spelling and written composition |
| Difficulty remembering or following directions |
Difficulty remembering common sight words (was, the, and, she) |
Difficulty learning new information from text because of word reading errors |
Difficulty taking notes in class |
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Problems segmenting words into sounds (cat - /k/ /a/ /t/) |
Difficulty understanding text because of underlying oral language problems with vocabulary and/or grammar |
Trouble learning a foreign language |
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Difficulty blending individual sounds to make words |
Significant difficulty writing, due to spelling and organization problems |
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Reading and spelling errors that indicate difficulty sequencing sounds ( blast -> blats) |
Slow rate of reading |
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Omission of grammatical endings when reading and writing ( -s, -ed, -ing) |
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Difficulty remembering spelling of words over time |
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