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4.Identifying common reading issues in young children

Every child learns at his or her own pace. When a child is having difficulty in a specific subject, such as reading, how is a parent to determine if there is an issue? There are several common reading issues in young children that can hinder their progress in comprehension and may even cause them to do poorly in other subjects. Here is a list of some of the issues children may have that will make reading difficult as well as ways to identify these issues to help your son or daughter become a better student.

Common Reading Issues

Not all issues are serious or require remedial reading help. Some common reading problems are easily diagnosed and treated, while others may require additional resources. Your child may have difficulty with the early reading skills due to:

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  Poor vision
  
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  Hearing loss
  
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  Improper directional tracking
  
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  Poor comprehension skills
  
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  Issues with decoding
  
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  Adhd
  
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  Dyslexia
  

Poor vision and hearing loss may be treated by a visit to your child’s physician or family optician. Depending on the severity of the hearing loss, your child may require hearing aids and speech therapy to help them adapt new learning skills for reading and other school subjects.
Improper directional tracking is when the child tries to read numbers and words from right to left instead of from left to right. Tracking issues also occur when a student will confuse the order of the letters in a word or see them in reverse, such as seeing a “d” instead of the letter “b” in the word “bed”. While this may be caused by poor vision, it can also be a symptom of a larger problem, such as ADD or Dyslexia.
Poor comprehension skills occur when a child has an issue with following directions, remembering a series of numbers or words, or not being able to understand what someone is saying to them. These issues can be caused by hearing loss, ADD and other auditory processing disorders.
When a child has issues with decoding, he or she may be unable to break a large word into syllables or smaller words. This can often be because they have problems with phonetics or fluency. A student who has problems breaking down large words will have a limited vocabulary and will have difficulty increasing reading comprehension in advanced grades. Decoding issues often stem from auditory processing disorders or Dyslexia.