READING and SPELLING
Confusion of letters similar in shape: e.g. d-b; u-n
Confusion of letters similar in sound: e.g. v, f, th: also vowels
Reversals: e.g. was-saw
Transposals: e.g. left-felt; auction-caution
Omission or insertion of words
Repetition of word or phrase
Changing sequence of words: e.g. she is - is she
Confusion of small words: of, for, from
Bizarre spelling
READING
Difficulty in keeping correct place on line
Difficulty in switching from end of line to beginning of next one
No expression or intonation in wrong place
Difficulty in understanding a passage even if correctly read
Faulty auditory sequencing: Roman merains - Roman remains
Mispronouncing some words: renember
Difficulty in 'sounding out' unfamiliar words
WRITING
Foreshortening: rember - remember
Fusion of letters: p (up)
Repetition of a word or words
Capitals left out or in the wrong places
i's not dotted. t's not crossed, I's crossed
Badly formed letters, or, if shape is correct, formed in unconventional way
Difficulty in keeping on the line
Omission of punctuation, confusion over punctuation and syntax
Odd pencil grip
Difficulty in copying from blackboard
OTHER INDICATORS
Late in learning to speak
Difficulty in repeating long words e.g. unanimous, preliminary
Confusion between: right - left; east - west; up - down; etc.
Difficulty in sequencing: alphabet, months of the year, numbers, words in a sentence, etc.
Difficulty in learning tables, or doing mental arithmetic
Slow in looking up words in a dictionary, or names in a telephone book
Poor concentration and memory
Difficulty in interpreting other symbols; figures, notes in music, morse, etc.
Late in learning to tell time and in such things as tying shoelaces etc.
Difficulty in understanding concepts such as: in-on-under; yesterday-tomorrow
Other poor readers or bad spellers in the family
Left handedness or mixed laterality in the child or in members of his family
Particular artistic or mechanical talents
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