Galena Park ISD

Primary reading/spelling characteristics of dyslexia are:

• Difficulty reading single words in isolation;
• Difficulty accurately decoding unfamiliar words;
• Difficulty with oral reading (slow, inaccurate, or labored without prosody)
• Difficulty with spelling
• Additional Grade / Age Level Characteristics can be found in The Dyslexia Handbook (2021)

The reading/spelling characteristics are most often associated with:

• Segmenting, blending, and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)
• Learning the names of letters and their associated sounds
• Holding information about sounds and words in memory (phonological memory)
• Rapidly recalling the names of familiar objects, colors, or letters of the alphabet (rapid naming)

Secondary consequences of dyslexia may include:

• Variable difficulty with aspects of reading comprehension
• Variable difficulty with aspects of written language
• Limited vocabulary growth due to reduced reading experiences