Learning Difficulties

What We Know About Reading and the Warning Signs

Many children who fall behind in school are missing key fundamental skills that others seem to have naturally. It is important for parents to follow their "gut" instincts when trying to determine if his/her child needs learning support. Therefore, identifying and seeking early intervention for a child is paramount.

A significant portion of the population, 17-20%, has a difficult time learning to read. These reading difficulties often lead to global learning problems as school work becomes more complex.

Once the cognitive processes are addressed individuals are then able to learn on their own with the confidence they may have never before experienced.

Does your child have difficulty?

Rhyming
Learning the alphabet
Learning letters and sounds
Adding, omitting, and reversing, letters or sounds in words when reading and spelling
Distinguishing between left and right
Remembering sight words
Reading independently and aloud
Reading fluency
Remembering spelling words once learned and applying them when writing
Remembering what was read and needs to spend time rereading material
Identifying the main idea

Indicators

Adds, leaves out, or reverses letters or sounds in words and when reading, spelling or speaking

Given Words	Reads/spell
trial	trail
poverty	proverty

Dislikes reading and avoids reading aloud
Writes with simpler words than uses in speaking
Re-reads material several times and still remembers only a few details, instead of the whole idea
Understands only part of a conversation and has difficulty responding relevantly
Unsure of left or right

Lifelong Learners of Charlotte

What We Know About Reading and the Warning Signs

Learning Difficulties

Does your child have difficulty...

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