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What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a set of processing difficulties that affect the acquisition of reading and spelling

The most commonly observed cognitive impairment in dyslexia is a difficulty in phonological processing (i.e. in phonological awareness, phonological processing speed...

What is dyslexia?

Dyslexia is a set of processing difficulties that affect the acquisition of reading and spelling

The most commonly observed cognitive impairment in dyslexia is a difficulty in phonological processing (i.e. in phonological awareness, phonological processing speed...

What is phonological awareness?

Phonological awareness explains how we recognise, manipulate, segment and blend individual speech sounds in words.

For example, to segment the sounds in the word ‘fish’, we need to recognise the letters ‘f’, ‘i’ and ‘sh’, and know how they sound…

What is phonological awareness?

Phonological awareness explains how we recognise, manipulate, segment and blend individual speech sounds in words.

For example, to segment the sounds in the word ‘fish’, we need to recognise the letters ‘f’, ‘i’ and ‘sh’, and know how they sound…

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