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At what age do they recommend testing for dyslexia if there are
symptoms? My almost 4 year old writes a few letters and numbers backwards and says some words backwords (kitchen/chicken etc). At what age should we stop assuming this is because the kids are still learning and exploring their fine motor skills and vocab skills? I'm not at all worried about this right now. I want to know at what age I should pay more attention to this and get an evaluation. Thanks. |
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" wrote: At what age do they recommend testing for dyslexia if there are symptoms? My almost 4 year old writes a few letters and numbers backwards and says some words backwords (kitchen/chicken etc). At what age should we stop assuming this is because the kids are still learning and exploring their fine motor skills and vocab skills? I'm not at all worried about this right now. I want to know at what age I should pay more attention to this and get an evaluation. No idea, but I am quite sure that your 4yo is normal. My 6yo still occasionally says "breftust" instead of breakfast, though "hostable" is now a thing of the past. Most 4yos aren't writing letters and they do often mix up directions for a while. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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Chookie wrote:
In article .com, " wrote: At what age do they recommend testing for dyslexia if there are symptoms? My almost 4 year old writes a few letters and numbers backwards and says some words backwords (kitchen/chicken etc). At what age should we stop assuming this is because the kids are still learning and exploring their fine motor skills and vocab skills? I'm not at all worried about this right now. I want to know at what age I should pay more attention to this and get an evaluation. No idea, but I am quite sure that your 4yo is normal. My 6yo still occasionally says "breftust" instead of breakfast, though "hostable" is now a thing of the past. Most 4yos aren't writing letters and they do often mix up directions for a while. My first grader (almost 7yo), who has been and continues to be well above age level in language and reading skills, still occasionally flips a letter or a number in his otherwise good writing, and the teacher is not alarmed about this at all. Karen |
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On Mar 9, 2:15 pm, " wrote:
At what age do they recommend testing for dyslexia if there are symptoms? My almost 4 year old writes a few letters and numbers backwards and says some words backwords (kitchen/chicken etc). At what age should we stop assuming this is because the kids are still learning and exploring their fine motor skills and vocab skills? I'm not at all worried about this right now. I want to know at what age I should pay more attention to this and get an evaluation. Thanks. I dunno about dyslexia or how/when to test for it, but I do know my (at the time) 4 yo was capable of writing an entire page of words as well as the letters perfectly backwards. Now that she's in kindy she doesn't do any more than the normal flipping of 2's and 5's, as well as the b's and d's (ok, and 3's and E's....) Stasya |
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"stasya" wrote in message ps.com... I dunno about dyslexia or how/when to test for it, but I do know my (at the time) 4 yo was capable of writing an entire page of words as well as the letters perfectly backwards. Now that she's in kindy she doesn't do any more than the normal flipping of 2's and 5's, as well as the b's and d's (ok, and 3's and E's....) :-) Fond memory: When my daughter started writing her name -- she was probably 4, as the kids get older, these things get fuzzy -- she would either write the entire thing forwards, except with the "n" backwards. Or the entire thing backwards except for the "n" forwards! It was really cute until she decided to do it all over her bedroom walls! Bizby |
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On 9 Mar 2007 13:15:17 -0800, "
wrote: At what age do they recommend testing for dyslexia if there are symptoms? My almost 4 year old writes a few letters and numbers backwards and says some words backwords (kitchen/chicken etc). At what age should we stop assuming this is because the kids are still learning and exploring their fine motor skills and vocab skills? I'm not at all worried about this right now. I want to know at what age I should pay more attention to this and get an evaluation. Thanks. I would not worry at 4. Most teachers would say this is normal up until the age of 6 or 7. -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits |
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"bizby40" wrote in message . .. "stasya" wrote in message ps.com... I dunno about dyslexia or how/when to test for it, but I do know my (at the time) 4 yo was capable of writing an entire page of words as well as the letters perfectly backwards. Now that she's in kindy she doesn't do any more than the normal flipping of 2's and 5's, as well as the b's and d's (ok, and 3's and E's....) :-) Fond memory: When my daughter started writing her name -- she was probably 4, as the kids get older, these things get fuzzy -- she would either write the entire thing forwards, except with the "n" backwards. Or the entire thing backwards except for the "n" forwards! It was really cute until she decided to do it all over her bedroom walls! Lol-so you had the memory of it for a long time? Debbie |
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"Welches" wrote in message ... "bizby40" wrote in message . .. :-) Fond memory: When my daughter started writing her name -- she was probably 4, as the kids get older, these things get fuzzy -- she would either write the entire thing forwards, except with the "n" backwards. Or the entire thing backwards except for the "n" forwards! It was really cute until she decided to do it all over her bedroom walls! Lol-so you had the memory of it for a long time? Until we repainted! Then later when I took the toddler bed out of storage to get rid of it once and for all -- there it was again! She was *very* proud of herself when she learned to write her name! Bizby |
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On Mar 9, 5:15?pm, " wrote:
At what age do they recommend testing for dyslexia if there are symptoms? My almost 4 year old writes a few letters and numbers backwards and says some words backwords (kitchen/chicken etc). At what age should we stop assuming this is because the kids are still learning and exploring their fine motor skills and vocab skills? I'm not at all worried about this right now. I want to know at what age I should pay more attention to this and get an evaluation. Thanks. I don't know when you should be worried enough for an evaluation, but I remember during one our school orientation meetings a teacher told all of us parents to not freak out if one of our children suddenly started having problems with things they could do previously or if some things came out backwards in writing letters or numbers. She explained that when the body is going through a growth spurt, the brain will focus its energy on that process versus things like this. |
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