Dyslexia in bilingual environment - initial research review
Dyslexia in bilingual environment - initial research review

Summary/Abstract: Dyslexia is currently considered to be a specific learning disorder that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties in adequate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor decoding (reading) and writing skills. These difficulties are usually the result of a deficit in the phonological aspect of language (Bogdanowicz 2017). The aim of the article is to present Polish and foreign scientific analyses that show the interaction between dyslexia and bilingualism. A reconnaissance of Polish scientific literature has shown that the connection between multilingualism and dyslexia is insufficiently described. Foreign publications were selected based on a subjective assessment of their application value for the diagnostic and therapeutic process. The analyses cited are grouped thematically according to the causal-symptom criterion so as to show the characteristics of the linguistic functioning of bilinguals with dyslexia. The authors would like to draw the attention of practicing speech therapists and theoreticians to the need to undertake research on dyslexia in the conditions of Polish-foreign bilingualism, which would enable the implementation of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

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