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Early Signs of Dyslexia in Toddlers: What Parents Need To Watch For
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Episode Early Signs of Dyslexia in Toddlers: What Parents Need To Watch For
Picture your four-year-old standing on the front porch in a backpack that hangs down past their knees. Everybody is smiling for the first-day-of-preschool photo. Not one person in that picture is thinking about the early signs of dyslexia.
After this episode, you'll know what to watch for in a two year old toddler, in a four year old preschooler, and for a six year old child. Plus discover one easy thing to do that takes five minutes a day.
Brain differences linked to reading show up in babies who are still in diapers, years before anyone hands a child a book. Meanwhile, the average child in this country isn't identified until after the third grade. The windows are in the wrong order, and that gap is where families lose years they never needed to lose. I missed every one of these signs in my own daughter, which is exactly why I'm walking you through the early signs of dyslexia.
Learn to:
1. Recognize the early signs of dyslexia by age
2. Read your family tree like a detective
3. Explain what at risk actually means
4. Use the five-minute-a-day activity that predicts reading success
5. Ask your child's school the specific question about reading instruction
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If you're seeing a cluster of these early signs of dyslexia in your child and you want a second set of eyes on it, book a free 15-minute consultation at https://theliteracykeys.com/contact/ No pressure and no pitch, just a clear next step.
Cheers, Tracy Young,
Orton Gillingham Tutor
The Literacy Keys
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Resource mentioned:
Yu X, Ferradal S, Dunstan J, et al. "Patterns of Neural Functional Connectivity in Infants at Familial Risk of Developmental Dyslexia." JAMA Network Open, 2022: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797787
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