A young person with dyslexia may:

• Struggle with learning even simple rhymes
• Have a speech delay
• Have trouble following directions
• Repeat or omit short words such as and, the, but
• Find it difficult to tell left from right

In school, children with dyslexia are likely to:

• Have difficulty sounding out new words
• Lack fluency compared to other children their age
• Reverse letters and numbers when reading (read saw as was, for example)
• Find it difficult to take notes and copy down words from the board
• Struggle with rhyming, associating sounds with letters, and sequencing and ordering sounds
• Stumble and have difficulty spelling even common words; frequently they will spell them phonetically (hrbr instead of harbor)
• Avoid being called on to read out loud in front of classmates
• Become tired or frustrated from reading

• Dyslexia affects children outside of school as well. Kids with dyslexia may also:
• Become incredibly frustrated, which can effect their mood and emotional stability
• Find it difficult to decode logos and signs
• Struggle when trying to learn the rules to games
• Have difficulty keeping track of multi-step directions
• Struggle with getting the hang of telling time
• Find it especially challenging to learn another language

from the Child Mind Institute