Which description best indicates a potential dyslexia issue?

• A. Struggles with letter sound correspondences but excels verbally
• B. Has difficulty with phonological awareness and blending
• C. Reads quickly but makes spelling errors due to carelessness
• D. Demonstrates strong decoding skills but has math anxiety

Answer: (B)

Dyslexia is closely linked to difficulties in phonological processing, especially the ability to hear, manipulate, and blend sounds into words. When a description highlights trouble with phonological awareness and blending, it points to the core skill involved in decoding and spelling, which is exactly where reading struggles tend to arise for many students with dyslexia. The other options describe patterns that aren’t as indicative of dyslexia: trouble with letter-sound correspondences can occur in various profiles but doesn’t necessarily show the processing deficit in blending; reading quickly with careless spelling suggests attention or handwriting issues rather than a phonological impairment; and strong decoding with math anxiety points to a different domain of difficulty altogether.