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Dyslexia Screening Test

⏱ 6 minutes 📋 20 questions 🔒 Private & anonymous

Do you find reading, spelling or phonological processing difficult? Screen for traits commonly associated with dyslexia.

Developed from published adult dyslexia screening research by Fawcett & Nicolson (1998) and self-report indicators from the British Dyslexia Association adult screening framework.

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Rate how often each of the following applies to you in everyday reading, writing and language tasks. Think about your general experience, not specific occasions.

Please answer all questions before submitting.

Question 1

I read more slowly than most people and have to re-read passages to understand them

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 2

I make spelling mistakes that others find surprising for someone of my level of education

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 3

I confuse similar-looking letters or words when reading (e.g. b/d, was/saw)

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 4

I find it hard to sound out unfamiliar words I have not seen before

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 5

I lose my place when reading and have to use my finger or a guide

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 6

I avoid reading aloud because I make mistakes or read slowly

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 7

I have difficulty remembering sequences such as the months of the year, times tables or directions

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 8

I find it hard to take notes quickly while listening to someone speak

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 9

I have difficulty organising written work — knowing how to start or structure what I want to say

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 10

I frequently mix up or reverse letters, numbers or words when writing

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 11

I need more time than others to read and understand written instructions

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 12

I have trouble remembering how words are spelled, even words I see often

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 13

I have difficulty rhyming words or playing word games like anagrams

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 14

I was considered a slow reader at school

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 15

I find writing tasks much harder than spoken tasks for the same content

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 16

I confuse left and right, or have difficulty with spatial orientation

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 17

I find it hard to hold information in my head while reading and doing something else

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 18

Proofreading my own work is difficult — I miss errors even when I know they are there

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 19

I have always found foreign languages much harder to learn than most people seem to

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

Question 20

I tend to avoid tasks that involve a lot of reading or writing when I can

Never Rarely Sometimes Often Almost always

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