The Phonological Deficit theory explains confusions and deficits in phonological awareness presents in subjects with Developmental Dyslexia. Interventions focused on this process contributes to improvement in reading. The study examined the effectiveness of a Phonic Literacy Software in promoting phonological awareness and graphophonemic correspondences in dyslexic. Twenty dislexic children were divided in two groups (GI and GII) and were paired by age, sex and schooling. All subjects performed tests of phonological awareness and reading skills and writing. The participants of GI participated in 16 intervention sessions and, after this period, the groups were reevaluated. There was significant increase in the score of the GI in reading comprehension of sentences task and phonological awareness task. The same group presented significant decrease in execution time in word reading and written words tasks. Therefore, the intervention brought benefits for reading of dyslexics.
Dyslexia; Early intervention; Reading; Writing
