In the intense global debate surrounding the "Science of Reading," a single narrative has taken root: The Phonological Deficit Hypothesis. Mainstream reading experts argue that an inherent Phonological Awareness Deficit (PAD) is the primary neurobiological cause of dyslexia. If a child cannot blend sounds to read words, the diagnosis almost default-points to a broken internal phonological processor.
But what happens when we look outside the English-speaking world?
