Managing a reading disability: 6 ways to help a child with dyslexia

A psychotherapist or paediatric psychiatrist will be able to tell whether the cause of trouble with spelling may be something other than dyslexia, such as emotional stress from bullying or parental divorce/separation. — Photos: dpa

YOUR child may sometimes write the word "dog" with two o's in the middle instead of one, and other times "dgo" or perhaps "bog." Then know this: Spelling the same word wrong in different ways is a red flag.

"It's a typical sign of dyslexia," says Annette Höinghaus, spokesperson for the German Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Association (BVL).