PRESCHOOL TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE ON EARLY DETECTION OF DYSLEXIA FOR PRESCHOOL STUDENTS: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW 2015-2020

Abstract

Preschool teachers' knowledge on early detection of dyslexia for students in preschool is essential to ensure students' success into adulthood. Therefore, this study conducts a methodology based on a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to determine preschool teachers' knowledge on the early detection of dyslexia for students in preschool. This study showed an investigation from October to December 2020 in three academic search systems, namely Scopus, Google Scholar and Mycite. The search yielded 29 articles and has identified 6 articles in the screening and evaluation process. Search terms are knowledge, preschool teachers, early detection, dyslexia and preschool students. This study shows that preschool teachers' knowledge of the early detection of dyslexia for preschool students is still at an unsatisfactory level. Furthermore, this study is also still poorly implemented either locally or abroad. Worryingly, the study also found that there are still no early detection instruments of dyslexia for preschool students in Malaysia. No early detection causes many students to be late in obtaining interventions. The implications of this study indicate that there is a need to establish an instrument for the early detection of dyslexia for preschool students in Malaysia.