Is your child dyslexic? An expert spells out what to do

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). Misspellings of this kind distinguish the child from one who, for instance, always writes "doog," an error they may have acquired on account of emotional stress, a change of school, long absence from classes due to illness or similar circumstance. "The spelling ...