| Many parents are frustrated. | | | | along with the other symptoms of struggling on |
| Why? Because their child misses easy, little, | | | | this page they are suffering greatly. This is cause |
| common words when they read. Words like an, | | | | for immediate action. |
| the, or, if, but, and, is, of, was, etc. It seems that | | | | Loosing their place |
| , no matter how many times parents go over | | | | Not being able to keep their place can cause lines |
| these simple words with the child, they still have | | | | to be mistakenly skipped. This will definitely lower |
| trouble recognizing them. | | | | comprehension. It also confuses the child and they |
| Wait a minute, these children are smart | | | | may be unable to follow directions because of this |
| This happens to children who are very bright and | | | | confusion. Often these children are wrongly |
| capable but their self-esteem is damaged quickly. | | | | accused of not paying attention. |
| They are shamed and may be ridiculed by | | | | Watery, teary or red eyes |
| classmates. When the real problem is not | | | | These symptoms are often mistakenly taken for |
| addressed they will often begin to appear | | | | allergies and the child is put on medication. |
| unmotivated and sometimes are erroneously | | | | When other poor reader symptoms such as |
| labeled as lazy or as having learning problems. As | | | | squinting, rubbing the eyes or moving in toward a |
| frustrating as this is for you as a parent it is also | | | | page being read are involved parents will know it |
| very frustrating and embarrassing for your child | | | | is another problem which needs to be addressed. |
| too. They do not know why this is happening and | | | | Can't copy from board |
| they cannot do better until the real problem is | | | | Sometimes children are unable to copy accurately |
| found. | | | | and easily from the board and will also sometimes |
| Head Movement | | | | tilt their head, cover an eye when reading, or lay |
| Take notice should a child turn their head back | | | | their head on their desk when reading or writing. |
| and forth along lines of print. Doing this causes | | | | Early Onset |
| reading to be very slow and the child will tire | | | | Usually these are problems which appear early in |
| quickly and may also complain to avoid the task. | | | | young readers. Parents often tell me that they |
| They might read below their grade level and have | | | | are told "Don't worry, it will go away." What |
| poor comprehension as well. | | | | actually happens is that the problem does not go |
| Headaches are Red Flags | | | | away, more time has elapsed and the child gets |
| When a child experiences frequent headaches | | | | further behind. |