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Students proficient in reading by 4th grade - answer-1/3 (32% below basic)
Phonology - answer-the speech sound system
orthography - answer-the writing system
syntax - answer-structure of sentences
morphology - answer-meaningful parts of words
semantics - answer-word phrase and meaning
structured literacy principles - answer-Modeling, explicit instruction, meaningful
interactions with language, multiple opportunities to practice tasks, corrective feedback
is provided after student responses, student effort encouraged, lesson engaged
monitored, Students successfully complete activities at a high criterion level of
performance.
% of young students who demonstrate significant weaknesses with language
processes, including,but not limited to,phonological processing, that are the root cause
of dyslexia and related learning difficulties - answer-15-20%
% referred to special education because of reading, writing, and or language - answer-
85%
Dyslexia - answer-Disorders of word recognition and spelling that originate from core
problems in phonological and/or orthographic processing.Many, if not most, students
with word-level reading and spelling problems will never receive an official diagnosis or
be served through special education
Most effective way to prevent and ameliorate learning problems,individuals with dyslexia
and other reading difficulties - answer-Early Intervention (but can be helped at any age
, Professional Dispositions and Practices - answer-5.1 Strive to do no harm, maintain
confidentiality, and act in the best interest of struggling readers and readers with
dyslexia and other reading disorders.5.2 Maintain the public trust by providing accurate
information about currently accepted and scientifically supported best practices in the
field.5.3 Avoid misrepresentation of the efficacy of educational or other treatments or
the proof for or against thosetreatments.5.4 Respect objectivity by reporting assessment
and treatment results accurately,and truthfully.5.5 Avoid making unfounded claims of
any kind regarding the training, experience, credentials, affiliations, and degrees of
those providing services.5.6 Respect the training requirements of established
credentialing andaccreditation organizations supported byCERI and IDA.5.7 Avoid
conflicts of interest when possible and acknowledge conflicts of interest when they
occur.5.8 Support just treatment of individuals with dyslexia and related learning
difficulties.5.9 Respect confidentiality of students or clients.5.10 Respect the intellectual
property of others.
Five Knowledge and Practice Standards - answer-1. Foundations of Literacy Aquistion
2. Knowledge of Diverse Reading Profiles Including Dyslexia
3. Assessment
4. Structured Literacy Instruction
5. Professional Dispositions and Practices
Phonological Sensitivity - answer-awareness of rhyme, alliteration, syllables, and larger
chunks of words
5 language processing requirements of proficient reading and writing - answer-
phonological, orthographic, semantic, syntactic, discourse
Acquired Dyslexia - answer-refers to persons who have learned to read and write with
no difficulty who subsequently experience some type of brain damange and who as a
result encounter some type of brain damage and wo as a result encounter problems of
varying severity with reading and or other langauge processing skills
Affix - answer-a grapheme or group of graphemes added to the beginning of end of a
base word or root
Alphabetic Principle - answer-the understanding that letters represent sunds which form
words
Analytical phonics - answer-students are taught to reognize groups of whole words
before learning grapheme/phonemeic relationships. They typically analyze selected
sight words later in order to deduce certain grapheme phoneme relationships. Places
much greater emphasis on visual memory and deductive reasoning. It assumes
students are able to learn and apply phonological knolwedge inferentially with little need
of direct instruction.