ABSTRACT
This chapter explains some of the concepts and beliefs around the subject of dyslexia. It examines the most up to date research into the importance of phonological awareness, the advantages of teaching phonemic and morphological awareness to the young child and the importance of rhythm, rhyme and letter-sound training. Phenomenology is a philosophical and holistic approach to what we experience; in this context it examines how people with dyslexia experience the world and interpret the literature-rich environment in which they live. The consonant or group of consonants at the start of a word is called the onset. Reid G. suggests that a lack of awareness of onset and rime is the strongest predictor of future reading difficulties and P. Bryant and L. Bradley showed that an awareness of rhyme by the age of three years was an excellent predictor of literacy by the age of six years.
