Word identification program for children with phonological dyslexia : experimentation of a compensatory program
This paper presents the results of implementing a compensatory intervention program for children aged 9 to 10 in the second or third cycle of their elementary education who have phonological dyslexia. The intervention program, in keeping with Lovett’s work (Lovett et collab., 1994 ; 1997 ; 2000), consisted of teaching three written word identification strategies integrated within a metacognitive approach. The results show that the effects were more conclusive for phonological dyslexics for whom the intervention program seems to have reinforced the orthographic identification process. This research suggests that a compensatory program brings significant improvements in children who have developmental phonological dyslexia.