Specific Learning Difficulty

It is necessary to first develop phonological awareness in individuals with special learning difficulties. It is important to make individuals aware that words consist of syllables and syllables consist of sounds. If individuals do not develop the ability to sense sounds in spoken language, they will have difficulty understanding and analyzing words.

In awareness studies, the teaching sequence should be kept short and frequent. It is IMPORTANT to carry out plenty of repetition exercises.

If a sound is detected as a result of the assessment, the following studies can be carried out with the detected sound:

• Guessing the number of sounds, (e.g., "tel-telsiz") which word has more sounds?
• Counting the number of sounds, (e.g., "masal") how many sounds are in the word?
• Finding the position of the sound within the word, (e.g., "kabak") is the "b" sound at the beginning, middle, or end?

Specific learning difficulty program education is provided at all PERA centers. You can contact us for information about the program content and process.