Module 4 : Dyslexia and Phonics

Student Objectives: To learn the definition of phonics To understand the importance of phonics in literacy and speech To understand how dyslexia affects the learning of phonics To learn how phonics is taught To learn strategies for supporting phonics in dyslexic learners 4.1 Introduction As you have learnt, dyslexia is characterised by difficulties in recognising, spelling and decoding words. These difficulties can be caused by issues dealing with phonics, or the p...