Phonological Processing
A single letter or group of letters is a
grapheme
The ability to hear the distinct sounds that make up words; this ability often develops before children learn to read
phonological awareness
Provides educational rights, protections, and funding for services for individuals between the ages of 3 and 21 identified with disabilities who are eligible for special education
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
I.D.E.A.
A single speech sound is a
Phoneme
Refers to an instructional method that facilitates reading and spelling by teaching the relationships between sounds and letters and how to represent sounds in writing
phonics
Defines an "individual with handicaps" as any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities
Section 504
Core problem responsible for difficulties in word recognition and identification, as well as acquisition of the alphabetic principle
phonological processing
Phonological awareness & rapid automatic naming skills represent the two core deficits in
double-deficit theory of dyslexia
Established the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for students with dyslexia and mandated that dyslexia screeners be administered to students in the spring of kindergarten and the fall of 1st grade
MS House Bill 1031
Refers to the ability to perceive and manipulate the sounds that make up the words in a person's language
phonological awareness
Phonological awareness, phonological memory, and rapid naming skills
3 areas of phonological memory
Requires local school districts to use a dyslexia screener from a list approved by the State Board of Education
MS House Bill 1046
Of all the phonological awareness _______ ________ is the most important for early reading and spelling
phonemic awareness
The ability to store and recall the sounds of speech in short-term memory
phonological memory
Mandates school district to conduct 4 hours of dyslexia awareness training to all licensed educators and paraprofessionals responsible for instruction
MS House Bill 754