ICLA-Standard 5 Dyslexia Test
Questions and Answers.
What is the percentage of the population that has dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia? -
Answer up to 20%
How much could a family spend on interventions like specialized schools, extra tutoring, and/or
evaluations for their child who exhibits dyslexia? - Answer 400,000$ or more
What was the difference between Ava and Samantha that provided Samantha more success in
school? - Answer Samantha's family could afford extra support, while Ava's could not
What was the bill that was passed that required schools to use the word "dyslexia" when
describing students who exhibit learning difficulties? - Answer The Read Act
The purpose of the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Plan and the Dyslexia Handbook is to . . . -
Answer Ensure all teachers understand how to support and assist all students' literacy
development
What percentage of the population demonstrates characteristics of dyslexia? - Answer up to
20%
A student has difficulty pronouncing and remembering individual speech sounds in words. This
student has a deficit in which component of reading? - Answer Phonological
A student with dyslexia most likely fits into which of the following reader profiles? - Answer
Word recognition and spelling difficulties
A diagnostic test finds that a student exhibits poor phoneme segmentation skills, poor
individual word reading skills, and poor reading fluency. What possible next steps might help
this student? - Answer This student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia; structured literacy
approaches to provide intervention
The most basic definition of dyslexia is . . . - Answer Difficulty with word reading
A student with specific language and reading comprehension difficulties might exhibit which of
the following relative STRENGTHS in reading? - Answer Phonics and recognition of words
Questions and Answers.
What is the percentage of the population that has dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia? -
Answer up to 20%
How much could a family spend on interventions like specialized schools, extra tutoring, and/or
evaluations for their child who exhibits dyslexia? - Answer 400,000$ or more
What was the difference between Ava and Samantha that provided Samantha more success in
school? - Answer Samantha's family could afford extra support, while Ava's could not
What was the bill that was passed that required schools to use the word "dyslexia" when
describing students who exhibit learning difficulties? - Answer The Read Act
The purpose of the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Plan and the Dyslexia Handbook is to . . . -
Answer Ensure all teachers understand how to support and assist all students' literacy
development
What percentage of the population demonstrates characteristics of dyslexia? - Answer up to
20%
A student has difficulty pronouncing and remembering individual speech sounds in words. This
student has a deficit in which component of reading? - Answer Phonological
A student with dyslexia most likely fits into which of the following reader profiles? - Answer
Word recognition and spelling difficulties
A diagnostic test finds that a student exhibits poor phoneme segmentation skills, poor
individual word reading skills, and poor reading fluency. What possible next steps might help
this student? - Answer This student exhibits characteristics of dyslexia; structured literacy
approaches to provide intervention
The most basic definition of dyslexia is . . . - Answer Difficulty with word reading
A student with specific language and reading comprehension difficulties might exhibit which of
the following relative STRENGTHS in reading? - Answer Phonics and recognition of words
