Dyslexia Characteristics
What is the estimated percentage of people with dyslexia?
10–20%
What is the difference between a screener and a diagnostic assessment?
Screener identifies risk; diagnostic provides detailed skill info
False, only K and 1st
What is the Alphabetic Principle?
Letters represent sounds.
Dyslexia is linked to intelligence.
Myth
Name one brain processing area impacted by dyslexia.
Phonological Processing or Rapid Automatized Naming
Name three components of a dyslexia evaluation.
Phonological skills, rapid naming, oral language
How many K-5 teacher must be trained in dyslexia per school?
One
What is the first syllable type taught to beginning readers.
Closed syllable.
People with dyslexia may never learn to rhyme.
True.
True or False: Dyslexia only affects reading.
False
Writing
Secondary Consequences - vocabulary and reading comprehension
Student identified as at risk during universal screening, the next step is...
diagnostic assessment
True/ False: Oregon requires universal screening for dyslexia in K-5.
False, only K and 1st
What is phonological awareness?
Slow reading is a sign and symptom of dyslexia.
True.
What are two common signs of dyslexia in early childhood?
Delayed speech, difficulty rhyming
What is the process for a student with dyslexia becoming eligible for special education services.
Universal Screening
Diagnostic Assessment
Tier 2/3 Progress Monitoring
Referral for Evaluation
Evaluations Completed
Eligibility
What national organization must Oregon teacher prep align with?
International Dyslexia Association
Partial, Consolidated, Pre, Automatic, Full
__ - alphabetic
Pre
Partial
Full
Consolidated
Automatic
Explain why dyslexia is not caused by poor teaching.
It's neurobiological and therefore not dependent on teaching.
What is the likelihood a parent with dyslexia has a child with dyslexia?
40–60%
What skills might be seen in universal screeners when a student is at risk for dyslexia?
Slow reading fluency
Phonological Skills - rhyming, letter sounds, blending
Decoding difficulties
Misspelling in writing
Oregon requires teachers to use strategies for dyslexia support/ intervention that are described as ___.
evidenced-based
Structured Literacy is acceptable too
What is the difference between decoding and encoding?
Decoding = reading
Encoding = spelling
Explain why dyslexia is not a visual processing disability.
Because the areas impacted are Phonological Processing and Rapid Automatized Naming. The Visual Processor is not impacted in people with dyslexia.