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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - what were the signs or issues? My third grader struggles with reading but she is “on grade level.” We have asked if she can get help from the treading specialist, but was told unless she’s a full grade or two below level, she’s “fine.”[/quote]

NP, I found this list helpful for my own DC who eventually received dyslexia diagnosis. From [url]https://dyslexia.yale.edu/dyslexia/signs-of-dyslexia/
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[b]Signs of Dyslexia - Second Grade through High School[/b]

[b]Reading[/b]
-Very slow in acquiring reading skills. Reading is slow and awkward
-Trouble reading unfamiliar words, often making wild guesses because he cannot sound out the word
-Doesn’t seem to have a strategy for reading new words
-Avoids reading out loud

[b]Speaking[/b]
-Searches for a specific word and ends up using vague language, such as “stuff” or “thing,” without naming the object
-Pauses, hesitates, and/or uses lots of “um’s” when speaking
-Confuses words that sound alike, such as saying “tornado” for “volcano,” substituting “lotion” for “ocean”
-Mispronunciation of long, unfamiliar or complicated words
-Seems to need extra time to respond to questions

[b]School and Life[/b]
-Trouble remembering dates, names, telephone numbers, random lists
-Struggles to finish tests on time
-Extreme difficulty learning a foreign language
-Poor spelling
-Messy handwriting
-Low self-esteem that may not be immediately visible

[b]Strengths[/b]
-Excellent thinking skills: conceptualization, reasoning, imagination, abstraction
-Learning that is accomplished best through meaning rather than rote memorization
-Ability to get the “big picture”
-A high level of understanding of what is read aloud
-The ability to read and to understand at a high level overlearned (or highly practiced) words in a special area of interest; for example, if he or she loves cooking they may be able to read food magazines and cookbooks
-Improvement as an area of interest becomes more specialized and focused—and a miniature vocabulary is developed that allows for reading in that subject area
-A surprisingly sophisticated listening vocabulary
-Excels in areas not dependent on reading, such as math, computers and visual arts, or in more conceptual (versus fact-driven) subjects, including philosophy, biology, social studies, neuroscience and creative writing[/quote]

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