Developmental Reading Disorder - Dyslexia

How is the condition diagnosed?

Many children with dyslexia may not be identified until they have had several years of difficulty in school. Dyslexia, however, can be diagnosed by the end of second grade. The oral reading of a child with dyslexia, when compared with that of their classmates, will be slow and halting. They will have difficulty comprehending the meaning of what they are reading.

On standard achievement tests, such as the Woodcock-Johnson, a child with dyslexia usually scores significantly below grade level in language areas such as reading, spelling, and writing.