Speech Therapy For Dyslexia!

Speech Therapy helps in Dyslexia. Phonology, which in simple words, is related to the study of sound patterns and structures in languages, is practiced in the Speech Therapy. The child is taught to identify and use specific sound units, for example, syllables. This eventually helps in reading and comprehension. Also, the emphasis is laid on learning vocabulary, spellings, and reading aloud. A multi-sensory approach is hence prescribed by the experts for the same due to its usefulness.

There are primarily the three kinds of skills which are emphasized for development in the Speech Therapy. They are the Speech Sound Errors/Skills, Phonological Awareness Skills, and Overall Language Skills. Speech Sound Errors/Skills determine if there is difficulty in understanding speech. Phonological Awareness Skills deal with the sounds of words. Overall Language Skills include developing comprehension and related skills.

Dyslexia cannot be totally cured or treated, but can surely be effectively managed with the help of professionals like speech-language pathologists, reading specialists, child neuropsychologists, special education teachers, and child psychologists. Special teaching methodologies are employed to deal with dyslexic children.

Phonological Awareness is a skill which allows recognition of sounds of spoken language and an ability to work with them. It also involves appreciating the rhyming words and the ability to observe how a particular sound is repeated in speech (also known as alliteration). In advanced stages, it involves the ability to rearrange words and sounds to make meaningful comprehension. Eventually, decoding becomes easier. Phonological Awareness is developed in children by exposing them to rich language environments. It is taken up in a structured, step- by- step fashion.