My child does not recognise all the letters of the alphabet.
They confuse certain letters and their shapes: i.e. "d" and "b", "p" and "q", or "m" and "n".
My child can say the entire alphabet in the correct order without "singing" the ABC song.
My child forgets some letters when saying the alphabet. They miss on average:
They write some letters backwards.
1 out of 8
My child has difficulty reading letter blend sounds like ae / ea / ao.
They mix up letters in words (ex:. 'funny bone' / 'bunny phone') while speaking.
My child knows all the vowels.
My child confuses certain letters and the sound they make when writing
My child simplifies vowel blends (ex.: au / ou / ea) into a single vowel when writing.
(ex.: "au", "ou", "ea" are vowel blends)
2 out of 8
Once my child has learned reading a word, they don't have difficulties with this word again.
My child needs to spell words out while reading.
My child does not hesitate when confronted with new words.
My child is reading fluently and without mistakes.
When reading, they invent or guess words that are similar to what's on the page.
(e.g. they see 'ma...' and read 'magic' instead of 'maple').
3 out of 8
My child has difficulties finding their own spelling mistakes.
They write words as they sound phonetically.
They misspell simple words.
They spell the same word differently on different occasions.
They often erase or cross out what they wrote.
4 out of 8
How does your child's vocabulary size compare to their peers'?
How does your child's reading skills compare to their peers'?
How does your child's handwriting compare to their peers'?
How does your child's punctuation and grammar compare to their peers'?
How does your child's spelling skills compare to their peers'?
5 out of 8
It's difficult to get my child to read.
My child doesn't want to read out loud to me.
My child doesn't like getting books as presents.
My child often sits in a corner with a book of his/her choice and reads by themselves.
My child struggles to understand what they read.
6 out of 8
My child asks for my help or presence to complete their homework.
My child has mentioned they are increasingly uncomfortable when asked by the teacher to go to the board or read in front of class.
I have noticed that my child in increasingly anxious at the thought of going to school.
I have noticed that my child gets emotional when faced with a homework assignment.
I have noticed that my child is sometimes worried that they are 'not smart'.
7 out of 8
Their teacher has talked to you about performance issues in comparison to their peers.
My child often does not complete all the exam / test questions in the allotted time.
They have difficulty keeping up in class when the subject requires a lot of reading.
They sometimes say their reading skills are lower than their classmates'.
My child's reading and writing difficulties became noticeable in:
8 out of 8
