04/15/2026
Guessing techniques are very common for people with dyslexia. Experts at the Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity emphasize an important truth: guessing is not reading. Signs a student is guessing instead of reading:
• Substitutes words (e.g., says “pony” for “horse”)
• Skips or adds small words
• Relies heavily on pictures for clues
• Struggles with unfamiliar words
• Reads the same word differently each time
