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A free indicator check for ASN and dyslexia, built for Scotland.

An interactive companion to the Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit, the Scottish national resource chaired by Education Scotland. For parents, carers, and teachers. No sign-up. No email. No diagnosis.

1Who is filling this in?

Who is filling this in?

2Choose the child's Curriculum for Excellence level

Choose the child's Curriculum for Excellence level

3Tick what you have noticed

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Tick only the ones that have been there for a while, not just an off day. Each item shows the Scottish source it came from.

Slow to learn letter sounds and to blend them into words.
Source: Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit
Confuses letters that look similar (b and d, p and q, m and w).
Source: Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit
Reads a word correctly on one page and not on the next.
Source: Dyslexia Scotland
Avoids reading aloud, or becomes tired or upset during homework.
Source: Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit
Spelling does not match what they can say or understand in conversation.
Source: Scottish Government 2009 working definition
Pencil grip is awkward or handwriting is hard to read.
Source: Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit
Reading is very slow even for short, decodable books.
Source: Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit
Strong at talking about ideas, weaker at getting them onto paper.
Source: Dyslexia Scotland
Loses their place when reading or copying from the board.
Source: Addressing Dyslexia Toolkit

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  Source:
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    Scotland ASN Indicator Checklist
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  - CC BY 4.0.
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