SPELLING ERRORS OF DYSLEXIC CHILDREN IN TRANSPARENT ORTHOGRAPHY: SPECIFIC DEFICIT OR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY?

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to analyze the spelling errors of children with dyslexia, in order to determine whether they have a specific pattern of spelling errors or are simply late in acquiring spelling skills. The sample included 30 children with dyslexia and 30 spellinglevel-matched younger children. The research was conducted in the area of Sarajevo Canton and Tuzla Canton in the period from March to May 2022. The results showed that children with dyslexia make similar patterns of errors as spelling-level-matched group. The obtained results show that children with dyslexia in transparent orthography do not have a specific deficit in spelling, but rather delay in acquiring spelling skills.

Keywords

• dyslexia
• transparent orthography
• spelling errors
• specific deficit
• delay