01 NRDC Dyslexia 1-88 update - Texthelp

Developmental dyslexia in adults: a research review
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Checklist item
US National Adult
Literacy and Learning
Disabilities Center (2002)
Vinegrad (1994)
Ott (1997)
Direct Learning (2002)
Adult Dyslexia
Organisation (2002)
British Dyslexia Association
Dyslexia Institute (2002)
Everatt & Smyth (2002)
19 Has persistent problems with sentence •
structure, writing mechanics and
organising written work
20 Experiences continuous problems with •
spelling the same word differently in one
document
21 Has trouble dialling phone numbers and • • • •
reading addresses
22 Has difficulty with mathematics, • •
mathematics language and mathematics
concepts
23 Reverses numbers, e.g. in chequebook • • • • • • • •
and has difficulty balancing a chequebook
24 Confuses right and left, up and down • • • • • • • •
25 Has difficulty following directions, • • •
especially multiple directions
26 Poorly coordinated • •
27Unable to tell you what has just been said • •
28 Hears sounds, words, or sentences imperfectly •
or incorrectly
29 Dislikes reading aloud • • • • • •
30 Takes longer than expected to read a page • • • • • •
of a book
31 Finds it hard to remember the sense of what • • • • •
has been read
32 Dislikes reading long books • • • • •
33 Spells poorly • • • • • • •
34 Writes illegibly • • • • •
35 Becomes confused when speaking in public • • • • • •
36 Has difficulty in taking telephone messages • • • • • • •
for others
37Scrambles the sounds in long words • • • • • • •
38 Has difficulty in reciting months forwards • • • • •
39 Has difficulty in reciting months backwards • • • •
40 Written vocabulary limited by spelling ability •
41 Does not read for pleasure •
42 Finds it difficult to learn to speak a •
foreign language