My dd1 is bright, highly talkative, extremely energetic and sociable, good a maths, good at recalling events and details, good at reading and capable with phonics.
However, she really struggles with handwriting. It's often difficult to read without dd telling us what she has written. It hasn't really improved over the academic year. Her writing 'floats' across the page; she doesn't stick to lines or margins. She regularly confuses b/d p/q and I noticed the other day that she wrote 6 backwards a few times. She doesn't seem to enjoy writing and will try to do any other task than write (for example, colouring in a picture when she also needs to write a sentence). She's easily distracted in a general sense, too.
I wondered if she might be dyslexic, or at least have some form of dyslexia? Or is this typical for a 6 year old?
I've raised my concerns with dds teacher who I'll meet with next week to talk with in detail. I don't think she thinks there is a particular problem but something just doesn't feel right, if I'm honest. I think dd definitely needs some form of extra support.
Anyway, can a 6yo be tested/assessed for dyslexia? My worry is that this won't resolve on its own and she'll struggle in Y2.