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Child Self Test
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GENERAL INDICATORS
While reading does your child:
Skip words or lines, lose his/her place, re-read lines?
Yes
No
Use his/her finger or a ruler as a marker?
Yes
No
Not notice the full stops and commas?
Yes
No
Read slowly, hesitantly or word by word?
Yes
No
Become fidgety, restless or easily distracted?
Yes
No
Have difficulty with comprehension?
Yes
No
Does your child:
Avoid reading whenever possible?
Yes
No
Avoid writing tasks?
Yes
No
Find spelling difficult?
Yes
No
Daydream in class?
Yes
No
Seem hyperactive or easily distracted in class?
Yes
No
Lose his/her place when copying from the board or a book?
Yes
No
Make errors while copying from the board or a book?
Yes
No
VISUAL RESOLUTION
Please ask your child:
When reading do words ever look blurry or fuzzy?
Yes
No
Is reading hard because words double, move or look funny?
Yes
No
Do you blink, squint or open eyes wider to help see the words better?
Yes
No
Does he/she confuse: the letters - b /d , p/q, i/I or o/c/a ?
Yes
No
Does he/she confuse: the words - was/saw, on/no, for/of/from, the/and?
Yes
No
Does he/she confuse: numbers?
Yes
No
EYE STRAIN / FATIGUE
While reading does your child:
Complain of eye strain?
Yes
No
Say his/her eyes hurt, burn, itch, water, feel dry, feel sleepy?
Yes
No
Rub his/her eyes?
Yes
No
Move closer to or further away from the page?
Yes
No
Read from an awkward angle, tilt his/her head or close one eye?
Yes
No
Does your child complain of headaches at the end of the school day?
Yes
No
Does your child feel exhausted or lack energy after school?
Yes
No
COPYING
Does your child:
Lose his/her place when copying from the board, a book, the computer?
Yes
No
Make errors while copying from the board, a book, the computer?
Yes
No
PHOTOPHOBIA (Light Sensitivity)
Does your child:
Prefer to read in dull light or in a darker part of the room?
Yes
No
Shade the page when reading?
Yes
No
Find computer screens, white boards, Smart Boards bright or glary?
Yes
No
Squint when outside, complain about the light, like to wear a hat?
Yes
No
DEPTH PERCEPTION
Does your child:
Seem clumsy?
Yes
No
Trip on stairs, knock into furniture, spill drinks?
Yes
No
Have difficulty catching a (tennis) ball on the full?
Yes
No
Veer into you when walking beside you?
Yes
No
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