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Surface dyslexia is a subtype of dyslexia that refers to children who struggle with reading because they can’t recognize words by sight. Learn how to help your child.

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When learning to read, children may mistake certain letters for other similar ones, especially those that can be reversed or appear the same when seen in a mirror. The child may read dog as bog or look at the written word was and read it as saw. These errors are called letter reversals and mirror writing. Are they signs of dyslexia?

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Directional confusion is a common symptom of dyslexia, and may take a number of forms, from being uncertain of which is left and right to being unable to read a map accurately. Directional confusion affects other concepts such as up and down, top and bottom, compass directions...

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Letter reversals experienced by young children are often said to be “totally normal” until after age seven, and their parents are told “don’t worry” unless they continue past second grade.

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