Dyslexia Test for 9 or 10 Year Old Child

Are you concerned your 9 or 10 year old may have dyslexia? It’s a great idea to find out now because the earlier you catch it, the easier it is to treat. Catching it early prevents other problems that would occur if it was missed. So great job on being an aware parent

Hi I’m Samantha from Learning Success and we made this video to help parents catch dyslexia early. Formalized dyslexia testing is simply not available for most people and when it is, it’s extremely expensive. We’re working to fix that. We want to make this information available to all parents who need it. Will you help us with that by hitting the like and subscribe button below?

Thanks, we appreciate that. Let's get to the test.

I’m going to ask you a series of yes or no questions. For every yes answer I want you to add a 1 to your score. At the end we’ll add that up and that will give you a better idea if your child has dyslexia. If needed, I’ll point you to a free resource to get an even more detailed report.

Question #1
Does your child seem intelligent but is struggling in some subjects in school?
#2
Does your child have slow or inaccurate reading?
#3
Is your child awkward when reading out loud?
#4
Does your child avoid reading out loud?
#5
Does your child struggle with word problems?
#6
Does your child have long pauses when speaking?
#7
Does your child have trouble remembering instructions?
#8
Does your child confuse words that sound alike? Like tornado and volcano
#9
Does your child confuse or skip small connector words like for, of, that, an or in when reading aloud?
#10
Does your child have difficulty sounding out new words?
#11
Does your child have trouble with sight words? These are words like said where and two
#12
Does your child hesitate to think of words or to answer questions?
#13
Does your child have difficulty explaining what happened in a story or answer questions about key details of that story?
#14
Does your child frequently write b’s instead of d’s. M’s instead of W’s. Or P’s instead of Q’s or G’s?
#15
Does your child have inconsistent spelling? Spelling the same word differently at different times.
#16
Does your child avoid reading?
#17
Does your child get frustrated or upset when reading?
#18
Does your child get headaches or stomach aches when reading?
#19
Does your child have difficulty remembering names?
#20
Does your child have difficulty remembering dates?
#21
Does your child skip parts of words when reading?
#22
Does your child substitute words when reading aloud. Like house instead of home. Especially simpler words for more complicated words such as car for automobile.
#23
Does your child guess at words when reading?
#24
Does your child have messy handwriting?
#25
Does homework take too long?
#26
Does your child have a deep fear of reading out loud?
#27
Does your child ever express that they feel stupid?

Okay what’s your score?

If your score adds up to three or more, then there is a possibility of dyslexia or something related. It doesn’t mean it’s dyslexia, just that you should dig a little deeper. Here’s how to do that. We’ve created a free deep dive dyslexia screener for you. Fill it out and then it will send you a free report. That report will help you understand what type of dyslexia is likely. It will help you find the specific areas where your child is having trouble and also give you suggestions on how to fix them.

The link is in the description. It’s totally free. And we promise it will help you and your child. So jump down to the description, click the link, and do that screener now.

Timecodes
00:00 Intro
00:40 Dyslexia test instructions
00:55 Child seems intelligent but is struggling in school
01:01 Slow inaccurate reading
01:07 Awkward when reading out loud
01:10 Avoids reading out loud
01:14 Struggles with word problems
01:19 Long pauses when speaking
01:24 Trouble remembering instructions
01:28 Confuses words that sound alike
01:33 Skips connector words
01:42 Difficulty sounding out words
01:46 Trouble with sight words
01:51 Hesitates to think of words
01:56 Difficulty telling stories
02:05 Reverses letters
02:13 Inconsistent spelling
02:20 Avoids reading
02:23 Frustrated when reading
02:28 Headaches when reading
02:33 Difficulty remembering names
02:39 Difficulty remembering dates
02:42 Skips parts of words
02:47 Substitutes words when reading
02:53 Guesses at words when reading
03:02 Messy handwriting
03:05 Homework takes too long
03:08 Deep fear of reading out loud
03:13 Says they feel stupid
03:20 Scoring
03:30 What to do next