Early Signs of Dyslexia in Toddlers: What Parents Need To Watch For

<p>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.</p><p>After this episode, you&#39;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.</p><p><br></p><p>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&#39;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&#39;m walking you through the early signs of dyslexia.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn to:</p><p>1. Recognize the early signs of dyslexia by age </p><p>2. Read your family tree like a detective</p><p>3. Explain what at risk actually means</p><p>4. Use the five-minute-a-day activity that predicts reading success </p><p>5. Ask your child&#39;s school the specific question about reading instruction </p><p><br></p><p>If you know another parent of a struggling reader who&#39;s been told to wait and see, please share this episode with them. Tap follow so next week&#39;s episode finds you, and leave a quick rating.</p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;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.</p><p><br></p><p>Cheers, Tracy Young, </p><p><a href="https://theliteracykeys.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Orton Gillingham Tutor</a></p><p> The Literacy Keys</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find The Literacy Keys</strong> </p><p>Instagram: @theliteracykeys </p><p>Facebook: theliteracykeys </p><p>YouTube: @theliteracykeys </p><p>Website: TheLiteracyKeys.com</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Resource mentioned: </p><p>Yu X, Ferradal S, Dunstan J, et al. &quot;Patterns of Neural Functional Connectivity in Infants at Familial Risk of Developmental Dyslexia.&quot; JAMA Network Open, 2022: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2797787</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>