DD, 5 years old, year 1, struggles with writing. Her teacher told us she has dyslexic tendencies and it's at the back of her mind that she may have dyslexia. She really struggles with writing, mirror image and backwards letters, sounding words out, she wrote "bic" yesterday for drink. Her letter formation is incorrect for most letters. She cannot write a sentence and is way behind the rest of her class and is losing confidence quickly. Her reading is better but not yet reached 1c. She can sound out simple words if in text where she can see the word, but can't link sounds to writing words. Her teacher told us that they cannot reliably test her until 7 years old, but she's falling further behind and making little progress. Any advice would be gratefully received. Thank you.
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When can children be reliably tested for dyslexia?
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ELZGirlz · 11/10/2011 11:23
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