The Basics
Name the 5 pillars of Reading
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Reading Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
A student who lacks awareness of and access to the sound structure of his/her language has a processing deficit in what area?
phonological awareness
SDI stands for
Specially Designed Instruction
What is the difference between phonics and phonological awareness?
phonological awareness refers to the awareness of spoken units of sound, phonics is the ability to recognize and decode printed text
Name one strategy we learned today that can be used to target reading fluency.
phrased text
repeated reading
What are the secondary focus areas of the Literacy Framework?
Gradual Release
Reading Workshop
Disciplinary Literacy Strategies
A student who has difficulty distinguishing between look alike words, difficulty recognizing common letter patterns, and struggles with decoding and spelling likely has a processing deficit in which area?
visual processing
What 3 things are being adapted as a part of SDI
content, methodology, instructional delivery
What is morphology?
Morphology, in linguistics, is the study of the forms of words, and the ways in which words are related to other words of the same language.
What 3 factors contribute to reading fluency?
automaticity
prosody
accuracy
To which pillar of the strategic plan does this work apply?
student achievement
Knowledge base that has been accumulated over time refers to which area of processing?
verbal reasoning
Specially designed instruction falls in which Tier of the GA RTI pyramid?
Tier 4
What are the steps of SUGS?
1. Separate prefixes and suffixes
2. Underline vowels
3. Grab the consonants
4. Separate double consonants
A 9th grader is reading at a rate of 110 cwpm. The running record indicates that they are reading at a rate of 65% accuracy on grade level text. Does the student need SDI in the area of reading fluency? Why or why not?
What tool can you use to determine a student's underlying reading deficit?
If a student has difficulty recalling information that was recently presented they could have a processing deficit in which area(s)?
working memory and/or short-term memory
Joe is in 9th grade and has an objective targeting reading fluency. His special education teacher provides SDI by pulling him twice per week to do a running record as data collection. Is SDI being provided appropriately? Why or why not?
Data collection is not instruction. SDI in this case should include specialized methodology and/or instructional delivery in order to target Joe's deficit in reading fluency.
Name the 6 syllable types
1. closed
2. consonant le
3. open
4. multi-letter vowels
5. silent e
6. r controlled
What diagnostic information would indicate an underlying deficit in reading fluency?
accurate, but slow or choppy oral reading
lack of prosody or appropriate expression when reading
What does a Learning Map contain?
proficiency scales for each prioritized standard
The brain -based functions that involve mental control and self-regulation are referred to as
executive functioning
Give an example of SDI to target a phonics deficit in middle school
example that includes specifically what the teacher will do, including the frequency, in order to remediate the student's deficit and what supports/accommodations will be in place to provide access
What type of diagnostic information would indicate an underlying deficit in phonics?
poor accuracy on a running record
decoding difficulties
spelling difficulties
frequent word substitutions based on context
About how many words per minute should we expect most students to gain within a school year?
30