FairProspects Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 My older did this but he is dyslexic. Is it normal for a beginning reader to read some words backwards ("pin" instead of "nip" for example)? I've read some opinions that young readers who aren't dyslexic sometimes say the last sound first and it comes out backwards. Could he just be trying to blend faster than his brain is ready to go? I'm really hoping that is the case and that my younger is not dyslexic too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnaShoo Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Both my kids have done this. My oldest was reading at 5, and is quite definitely not dyslexic. My younger son is a beginner, but I'm seeing the same issues, so now I'm thinking it might be normal. It's driving me crazy, though - he doesn't want to be told the words are read the other way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenjenn Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Maybe VERY very beginning? All I can tell you is, my older did this (dyslexic), and my younger did not at all (or if she did, it was SO early on as to be insignificant.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made Unfit Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Both of my kids did this, and neither of them are dyslexic. (Interestingly, my older one would also doing this when she learnt to talk - oosh instead of shoe, etc.) We used a cursor with our phonics program. It's a credit card-sized card with a little square cut out of the top left-hand corner, and we used it to track along the word, so they had no choice but to read left to right. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 DS1 did that, and he's not dyslexic. DS2 uses a cursor to force left to right reading. If I don't, â€up†becomes â€quâ€. He may be mildly dyslexic. He's actually flipping letters and words, not reading right to left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estelleblue Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 :bigear: I would love to hear more opinions on this. My ds did not do this and is quite a natural reader. My dd does this occasionally, but she is a very early reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.m Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Perfectly normal at this stage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I do have a cursor that we used for ds 1's vision therapy, so I could try pulling that out and see if it helps him. He also has some b/d confusion, but has sorted out p/q, which used to be a problem, so I think he is working through it as his brain matures. It's nice to hear that several other non-dyslexics have done this at the beginning. Ds 2 does not show any of the other dyslexic symptoms ds 1 had - he remembers words he has already read on the next sentence or page, he doesn't substitute the wrong phonograms, no word retrieval issues, etc. so I really don't think he is dyslexic, but the reading backwards is confusing me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Yes it is. It's not universal but it's normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I do have a cursor that we used for ds 1's vision therapy, so I could try pulling that out and see if it helps him. He also has some b/d confusion, but has sorted out p/q, which used to be a problem, so I think he is working through it as his brain matures. The thing about /b/ makes a line with your mouth and /d/ makes a circle with your mouth has helped both kids here - both DS1 who reverses them in writing, and DS2 who reverses them in reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 My DD is reading at almost 2nd grade level and still does this every now and then - she was chronic when she first started reading. I don't think she is dislexic as she is 1. improving and 2. not doing it regularly and it's mostly words like was,saw on, no etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) My DD is reading at almost 2nd grade level and still does this every now and then - she was chronic when she first started reading. I don't think she is dislexic as she is 1. improving and 2. not doing it regularly and it's mostly words like was,saw on, no etc. Actually, these are dyslexic errors (which I'm sure doesn't add to your peace of mind) when in combination with other language processing issues. The fact that ds doesn't do it on these types of small words but on regular CVC words is what makes me think he is not dyslexic. Edited July 31, 2012 by FairProspects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syllieann Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 My 3.5 yo early reader does this sometimes. I was a little worried as he is my oldest so I'm glad to see it's fairly typical. I do plan to use the cursor to encourage left to right though. I can't see how it could possibly hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 DS1 did that, and he's not dyslexic. DS2 uses a cursor to force left to right reading. If I don't, â€up†becomes â€quâ€. He may be mildly dyslexic. He's actually flipping letters and words, not reading right to left. Yeah, this is what ds 1 does. Urge becomes rug, /l/ gets left or changed into another sound if it is the 2nd sound - slow becomes show, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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