Question

Identify symptom(s) of phonological dyslexia.

• A. The inability to map letters to sounds.
• B. The inability to pronounce made-up or nonsense words.
• C. The inability to tell homographs apart.
• D. The inability to recognise semantic mismatches.

Hint:

Non-word reading tasks are commonly used to diagnose phonological dyslexia

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A, B

Step 1: Understanding phonological dyslexia.
Phonological dyslexia primarily affects the ability to use sound–letter correspondencesIt impairs phonological decoding rather than semantic processing
Step 2: Evaluating option (A).
Difficulty in mapping letters to sounds is a core characteristic of phonological dyslexiaTherefore, option (A) is correct
Step 3: Evaluating option (B).
People with phonological dyslexia struggle to read or pronounce non-words because such tasks rely entirely on phonological decodingThus, option (B) is correct
Step 4: Eliminating options (C) and (D).
Difficulty with homographs and semantic mismatches relates more to surface dyslexia or semantic impairments, not phonological dyslexia
Step 5: Final conclusion.
The correct symptoms are (A) and (B)