Signs of reading problems in children
Helpguide.org lists these signs of reading problems in children:

Preschool signs and symptoms of learning disabilities

Problems pronouncing words
Trouble finding the right word
Difficulty rhyming
Trouble learning the alphabet, numbers, colors, shapes, days of the week
Difficulty following directions or learning routines
Difficulty controlling crayons, pencils, and scissors or coloring within the lines
Trouble with buttons, zippers, snaps, learning to tie shoes.


Grades K-4 signs and symptoms of learning disabilities

Trouble learning the connection between letters and sounds
Unable to blend sounds to make words
Confuses basic words when reading
Consistently misspells words and makes frequent reading errors
Trouble learning basic math concepts
Difficulty telling time and remembering sequences
Slow to learn new skills

Grades 5-8 signs and symptoms of learning disabilities

Difficulty with reading comprehension or math skills
Trouble with open-ended test questions and word problems
Dislikes reading and writing; avoids reading aloud
Spells the same word differently in a single document
Poor organizational skills (bedroom, homework, desk is messy and disorganized)
Trouble following classroom discussions and expressing thoughts aloud
Poor handwriting

(http://www.helpguide.org/mental/learning_disabilities.htm)

In many cases, the root cause of these problems may be an auditory processing disorder.

An auditory/language processing disorder is a disruption in the auditory nervous system that interferes with the processing and understanding of sounds, speech and language. There are a variety of skills beneath the umbrella term of auditory/language processing disorders. One of these skill areas is auditory discrimination which is essentially the ability to hear sounds and sound changes in syllables and words. Those with good discrimination skills are able to hear the word "pop" and recognize there are three sounds in the word, and that the first and third sounds are the same. They know the middle sound is different if the word changes from "pop" to "pup." They are able to repeat the precise sound taken out and the precise sound that replaced it. This skill may also be referred to as phonemic awareness and directly correlates with listening, reading, spelling and communication skills.

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