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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is OP. He can recognize shape and color, and he can recognize his names out of some name lists. He can repeat back all the words or sounds that I say. He can talk, and he can recognize pictures and tell me what they are. He cannot rhyme any word, cannot tell what is the beginning sound of 'snake", and he has problem recognize any letters (uppercase or lowercase) PLUS numbers.

He has been screened for hearing test and his daycare is for K readiness. Developmental pediatrician is not concerned for now, but I am more sitting around for problem to come. He can sing abc songs and number songs. He can tell me "a" is for apple, "b" is for bus etc because he memorized them all.  He is exposed to a foreign language a month ago, and it is interesting that he memorize a new kid song in that language.

How & where can a kid that young to screen for dyslexia? Who is performing the test? Speech therapist or reading tutor or what? But he can't read anything yet.[/quote]

I'm the director of a preschool.  I think you need to take him to be evaluated for dyslexia.
Here is an interesting article to read (it is posted by a "learn at home group' so take their marketing at the end with a grain of salt, but the point of the article is interesting  https://athome.readinghorizons.com/blog/7-signs-most-doctors-miss-that-reveal-your-young-child-has-dyslexia

https://dyslexiaida.org/testing-and-evaluation/

In most cases, testing for dyslexia is done by a licensed educational psychologist. NOT your pediatrician, so I would push forward even though your pediatrician is in wait and see mode.  Look, if he doesn't have dyslexia and he's just going to get it all but slower, great!  You can relax.  But if he DOES have dyslexia, the earlier you start interventions the better, since it's about training his brain to read.  Dyslexics use only one side of their brain to read, while the rest of us use both sides.  So we need to teach a child to read very differently if they have dyslexia.  [/quote]

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