Children with difficulties in learning to read

Children struggle with reading for a variety of reasons. Reid Lyon G. (2000) posits that among the myriad of factors that contribute to difficulties in reading , the following four must be borne in mind: limited experience with books, speech and hearing problems, and low phonemic awareness.
Competent readers are phonemically aware, understand the alphabetic principle, apply these skills in a rapid and fluent manner, possess strong vocabularies, grammatical and syntactical skills, and relate their reading to their own experiences.
The writer suggests that difficulties in any of these areas can affect reading development. In addition, children with stimulating literacy experiences from birth onward tend to have an advantage in vocabulary development, understanding the goals of reading, and also develop an awareness of print and literacy concepts.
It is suggested that children raised in poverty , those with a limited proficiency in English , those from homes where the parents ' reading levels and practices are low , and those with speech , language, and hearing handicaps are at an advances risk of reading failure.
Deficits in the development of phoneme awareness skills definitely have a negative effect on reading acquisition. Therefore, children need to develop phonics concepts early and apply these skills fluently in text.
Teachers and all educators need to be aware of these factors so as to effectively deal with their students.