Dyslexia
What are the grades that are mandates to be screend for dyslexia?
Kinder
1st
2nd
What are the four lobes of the brain?
temporal
occipital
frontal
partial
What are the different phonemic awareness skills?
phoneme isolation
blending
segmentation
addition
deletion
substitution
What is WIDA?
Washington screener for English Language Proficiency
What are the main affective factors?
attitudes
interests
value
self concept
What are the four different types of dyslexia?
dysphonetic
surface
mixed
reading comprehension
In what hemisphere does reading primarily happen?
left hemisphere
The smallest unit of a work is called…
morpheme
What are the Oral Language Development strategies?
low anxiety environment
repeated practice
comprehensible input
drama
What are ways to improve attitudes towards reading?
read daily
try paired reading
read a new song or poem everyday
play word games
RTI fails to do what?
identify the WHY
The occipital lobe is responsible for...
visual processing of letters and sounds
Prosody is an indicator of…
a child being able to understand the meaning of a sentence
What is a strategy to support phonemic awareness development?
learn about student's home language
help make the connection between home language and English
use familiar vocabulary words
model production of sounds
help beginner readers learn to identify sounds in short words
What are the two types of interest?
individual
situational
What are the three prongs of the Washington Dyslexia Legislation?
screenings
evidence based interventions
teacher training in structured literacy techniques
What is the purpose of the parietal lobe?
linking letters to sounds
Conceptual vocabulary is…
learner’s knowledge of word meanings
What are some strategies to support vocabulary development?
draw on student's home language
pre teach vocabulary
focus on cognates
give opportunities to practice using new words
build student's academic vocabulary
What is value in regards to reading?
useful, enjoyable, and important
What do students rely on who have surface dyslexia?
sound symbol relationships
What are the three main functions of the temporal lobe?
phonological processing
language comprehension
reading fluency
The purpose/importance of comprehension is…
creating meaning with print
What considerations should be made before a special education referral?
ensure student's received responsive, appropriate, quality instructions within 1st and 2nd tiers
What is self concept in regards to reading?
overall perception as a reader