Irlen® Self Test Child
Check the following with your child.
Do they have...​
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...difficulty with reading?
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Has slow, stop-and-go reading
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Ignores full stops and commas
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Does not understand or remember what has been read?
...difficulty with spelling and handwriting?
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Has uneven writing
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Makes spelling errors even when copying
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Confuses similar letter, n/m, words, was/saw or numbers, 2/5?
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...difficulties with attention?
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Become fidgety, “hyperactive”, restless or easily distracted?
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Avoids reading or looks away when reading
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Daydreams in class?
...difficulty with visual perception?
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Complains about letters looking “funny” or moving
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Loses his/her place when copying from the board or a book?
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Blinks, squints or moves his/her head to make reading “easier.”
...light sensitivity?
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Prefers to read in dull light or in a darker part of the room?
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Says computer screens, whiteboards, Smart Boards are too bright or glary?
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Squints when outside, complain about the light, likes to wear a hat?
...difficulty with depth perception?
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Seems "clumsy", drops things, knock into furniture, spills drinks?
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Has difficulty catching a (tennis) ball on the full?
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Veer into you when walking beside you?
based on Self-Test for Irlen Syndrome © 1990 Helen L Irlen Rev. 1997
If the answer is "yes" to 3 or more of these,
