ABSTRACT
In some ways it makes sense to believe that phonological processing in reading is linked to the reader‘s ability to pronounce words accurately (Freeman & Freeman, 1999; Hatch, 1979), but Wallace (1992) quite rightly argued:
Wallace is more properly referring to phonemic-to-graphemic awareness, the ability to match letters and sounds. (Phonics is a teaching methodology.) However, she is correct in disconnecting reading and pronunciation, and here‘s why. The fact is that phonological processing in reading is more heavily dependent on accurate perception and recognition of sounds in listening than it is on the production of sounds in speech (Bradley & Bryant, 1983).
