--- title: "Dyslexia" url: "https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-04-10-41-35-dyslexia" school: "Waterside Primary School" --- # Dyslexia 4 April 2023 [Louise Willis](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/author/lwillis) ### Dyslexia #### What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia covers a wide range of difficulties and it is unique for each individual. It causes difficulty in the skills needed for learning to read, spell and write; but it is much more than that. It can also cause issues with organisation or forgetting what someone has told you, or their name. Even memorising a mobile number or multiplication fact can become a struggle. There is no medicine that will cure dyslexia, the brain works differently. But having dyslexia does not mean you lack intelligence. #### Impact of dyslexia An impact of dyslexia is low self-confidence. When you can’t seem to do the things other people find easy, then you start to believe it when people tell you you’re lazy or stupid. But when you stop trying there is no hope of success. The first step is to make a child with dyslexia understand that they can succeed with a different approach. At Waterside we use many different techniques to build self-esteem with spelling. #### Does my child have dyslexia? If you are concerned that your child may have dyslexia, firstly speak to Mrs Wills who will be able to offer you some help and advice. However, there are some warning signs: In reading - Immediately forgetting what has just been read. - Slower reading speed. - While reading, missing out words or missing off the end of a word. - Forgetting what has just been read. - Becoming quickly tired while reading In spelling - Mixing up the sequence of letters when spelling e.g. **hlep** for **help** - Forgetting how to spell a word that was learned a few days before. - Missing out letters or missing off the end of a word e.g. **lik** for **like** - Spelling a word as it sounds e.g. **duz** for **does** or **wont** for **want** - Spelling a ‘t’ or ‘d’ instead of ‘ed’ e.g. **hopt** for **hopped** - Difficulty with homophones and Sight Words e.g. **their** and **there** - Frequently adding an ‘e’ onto the end of words e.g. **milke** - Spelling ‘ck’ instead of ‘k’ e.g. **pinck** for **pink** Other difficulties - Can’t seem to learn how to tie shoe laces. - Difficulty rhyming. - Can’t remember their phone number or home address - Can’t remember times tables. - Confusion between left and right. [SEND](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/tag/send) [ Mental Health](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-04-10-40-48-mental-health) [Week Beginning: 27/02/23 ](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/blog/2023-04-06-16-08-41-week-beginning-27-02-23) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2400.0541310576964!2d-2.170451783858812!3d53.01938987991181!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487a69d4086c0711%3A0x19262908cd9219d0!2sWaterside%20Primary%20School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1670583840226!5m2!1sen!2suk) ![Waterside Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/waterside-primary-school/images/logo/waterside-logo-2-footer.png) **Waterside Primary School** Eastwood Road Stoke on Trent ST1 3JS Tel: 01782 234630 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Newsletter ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/people/Waterside-Primary/61559202505677/) - [X](https://twitter.com/watersidestoke) © Copyright 2022–2026 Waterside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://waterside.stoke.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)