Checklist for reading and spelling (Dyslexia)
- Struggles in recognising letters
- unaware of letter sounds.
- Not able to distinguish the sounds in words
- Difficult to blend the sounds to form words.
- Struggles to recognize and recall common sight words.
- Guesses unfamiliar words instead of using decoding or word-analysis skills.
- Frequently loses track of where they are while reading.
- Mixes up words that appear similar (e.g., house/ horse).
- Reverses the order of letters in words (e.g., on / no).
- Experiences significant challenges in learning to read.
- Struggles in comprehension - understanding of ideas, themes or meaning while reading.
- Reads at a slow pace.
- Insertion, omission, substitutes or omits letters or words while reading.
- Has poor recall of new vocabulary.
- Shows dislike for reading, avoids reading activities, or reads unwillingly.
Check list for Parents and teachers
This checklist helps parents and teachers observe and understand a child’s learning strengths and communication challenges, so that timely support and appropriate strategies can be provided.
At YASHA academy, we assist with screening, early identification, and implementation of structured teaching, behavioral and communication strategies for children with learning challenges, attention and developmental delay in speech and language.
Disclaimer
- This checklist serve as observation screening tools to identify potential signs of Learning Disability/difficulty/slow learners and Attention Deficit
- A formal clinical/psychological assessment is required for diagnosis
- Early identification + structured remedial intervention = better outcomes.