Quiz
1. Does your teen have trouble with spelling and written composition?
2. Does your teen read very slowly?
3. Does your teen have trouble with note-taking and summarizing or outlining information?
4. Does your teen have poor memory skills?
5. Does your teen have trouble grasping abstract concepts?
6. Does your teen have trouble completing assignments and turning them in on time?
7. Does your teen have trouble learning a foreign language?
8. Does your teen procrastinate or avoid reading and writing tasks?
9. Does your teen focus too much on or pay too little attention to details?
10. Does your teen continue to have difficulties with word recognition that significantly affects the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to analyze written material?
1. Does your teen have trouble with spelling and written composition?
Yes.
2. Does your teen read very slowly?
Yes.
3. Does your teen have trouble with note-taking and summarizing or outlining information?
Yes.
4. Does your teen have poor memory skills?
Yes.
5. Does your teen have trouble grasping abstract concepts?
Yes.
6. Does your teen have trouble completing assignments and turning them in on time?
Yes.
7. Does your teen have trouble learning a foreign language?
Yes.
8. Does your teen procrastinate or avoid reading and writing tasks?
Yes.
9. Does your teen focus too much on or pay too little attention to details?
Yes.
10. Does your teen continue to have difficulties with word recognition that significantly affects the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to analyze written material?
Yes.
Your teen may not have dyslexia. It's natural for kids to have one or more of these characteristics. However, consider this: Is he consistently exhibiting these signs? If so, speak to his teachers, talk with learning experts, and consider a formal evaluation.
Your teen may have a reading disability. The sooner you act, the better it will be for him. Talk to his teachers and other learning experts, and then consider a formal evaluation. An evaluation will answer your questions about how your teenager learns.