Phonic Difficulties

There are many students who have difficulties with learning phonics. Those families living in poverty, English learners, students with overall language and comprehension weaknesses and those with phonemic awareness difficulties and attention deficits have difficulties with learning to read.
a) Individuals with language weaknesses have difficulties with language comprehension and background knowledge. Their ability to use language receptively and expressively is impaired, and, as a result their ability to process language for use in reading and writing is often delayed. Frequently, those with language deficits can appear typical, although their use of language lacks depth and vocabulary that would be expected of a child that age.
To assist students with language processing weaknesses it is vital to improve background knowledge and use of language. Direct …show more content…
As students with articulation errors improve their ability to speak through Speech-Language instruction and phonemic awareness activities, phonics and phonemic awareness tends to improve. Some students also have difficulties processing language and need direct instruction as described above.
c) According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a learning disability characterized by difficulties with accurate word recognition, weak spelling and decoding abilities which results from deficits in phonological awareness. It affects a variety of individuals, typically with average to above average intelligence. Students with dyslexia require multi-sensory instruction, typically individualized, phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension and written expression. Individuals with dyslexia have difficulties with reading words, although they do have the ability to comprehend passages and