Thanks for your question. Your child would need to be evaluated directly to see if they have dyslexia. You may find this information helpful. www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia
Good video, but I've got a couple of comments. Firstly, I'd be surprised if dyslexic adults don't guess at words too. Might want to update the description. Secondly, while guessing at words is bad enough, it's nowhere near as bad as guessing at numbers. If you guess a word wrong (i.e. guessing milestone for millstone), you might understand what you've just read anyways, but if you guess the number 486 as 468 (been there, done that), you're basically screwed.
Thanks for your comments. Yes, guessing at words is a very common habit for adults with dyslexia who have not received the specific instruction they need for reading and spelling.
What is the key sign of guessing because a child is learning vs guessing because the child has dyslexia? My 5 yo is a chronic guesser in all sorts of scenarios and her school (and us) have led with phonetics.
Thanks for your question, Angela. Children should always be encouraged to sound words out phonetically, rather than guess at them. If the word is a rule breaker that does not follow phonetic rules, it should be introduced as that for memorization. Also, even if a child is learning phonics, the reading materials presented can be at too high of a level. Reading material should be decodable text appropriate to the child's current phonemic awareness. If it is not, the child may resort to guessing a lot. I hope that helps!
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and he is taught sight words
so my child is going
into 2nd grade and guesses all
the
time even by looking at the pictures.. does that mean he has dyslexia?
Thanks for your question. Your child would need to be evaluated directly to see if they have dyslexia. You may find this information helpful. www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia
Good video, but I've got a couple of comments. Firstly, I'd be surprised if dyslexic adults don't guess at words too. Might want to update the description.
Secondly, while guessing at words is bad enough, it's nowhere near as bad as guessing at numbers. If you guess a word wrong (i.e. guessing milestone for millstone), you might understand what you've just read anyways, but if you guess the number 486 as 468 (been there, done that), you're basically screwed.
Thanks for your comments. Yes, guessing at words is a very common habit for adults with dyslexia who have not received the specific instruction they need for reading and spelling.
According to Susan Barton, guessing at notes of printed music is just as common....
Yes, that is very true. I have taught guitar to kids with dyslexia.
Ah cool. What kind of music do you like?
A pretty big variety, actually. I always like seeking out new sounds! How about you?
What is the key sign of guessing because a child is learning vs guessing because the child has dyslexia? My 5 yo is a chronic guesser in all sorts of scenarios and her school (and us) have led with phonetics.
Thanks for your question, Angela. Children should always be encouraged to sound words out phonetically, rather than guess at them. If the word is a rule breaker that does not follow phonetic rules, it should be introduced as that for memorization. Also, even if a child is learning phonics, the reading materials presented can be at too high of a level. Reading material should be decodable text appropriate to the child's current phonemic awareness. If it is not, the child may resort to guessing a lot. I hope that helps!