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A recent study concludes which of the following regarding dyslexia and the size of the
population it affects in the US? (looking for a %) Dyslexia affects 15-20% of the
population in America.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia (List) -Multisensory
-Structured, Systematic, Sequential, and Cumulative
-Flexible
-Personal and Direct
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Multisensory Involve regular interaction between the
teacher and the students and the simultaneous use of simple senses including auditory, visual
and kinesthetic. A dyslexic learner is taught to tee the letter A, say its name and sound and write
it in the air- all at the same time. The use of multisensory input is thought to enhance memory
storage and retrieval.
,Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Structured, Systematic, Sequential and Cumulative
Language elements and rules are introduced in a linguistically logical, understandable
order. Students go back to the very beginning of their language learning, to lay a proper
foundation. Beginning by reading and writing sounds in isolation (phonemes), then blending
sounds into syllables and words. Elements of language- consonants, vowels, digraph blends, and
diphthongs are introduced in an orderly fashion. Only later, learners proceed to advanced
structural elements such as syllable types, roots, prefixes and suffixes.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Flexible Teachers ensure the learner is not simply
recognizing a patterns and applying it without understanding. When confusion of a previously
taught rule is discovered, it is re-taught from the beginning.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Personal and Direct Building a close teacher student
relationship with continuous feedback and positive reinforcement leading to success and self
confidence.
Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books that they can read on their own. As
part of this process, she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to accomplish this task effectively, Mrs. Swanson should select books in which students-
Have 5 or less word recognition errors per 100 words of text.
,A student is at the independent reading level when he or she can read successfully 95% of the
words. This is the level at which students can read on their own. Since Mrs. Swanson is helping
students select books they can read on their own, she needs to determine they are at the
independent reading level. It is very important when students are going to be reading for fun
that they read books that are on their independent reading level. This level, along with the
instructional and frustration levels, is usually found by administering an informal reading
inventory to the student.
What does an IRI mean? Informal Reading Inventory.
Frequently used to place readers in materials of appropriate difficulty. The purpose of an IRI is
to provide greater insight into a student's reading level. It does not provide a specific diagnosis;
rather, it provides the classroom teacher and understanding of a child's abilities, which in turn
may lead to more accurate instruction. There are commercially available IRIs and teacher made
IRIs. They are intended to assess a child's reading behavior in the materials actually used in his
or her classroom instructional program.
What is an TPRI? Texas Primary Reading Inventory
What is DIBELS? The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
, What is the best way to teach sight words? Using Creative ways to expose the students to
the words in multiple situations and contexts.
Expose the students to them as much as possible so that they will learn to recognize them
immediately. In Order to do this, they must see them as much as possible, in isolation as well as
in many different types of contexts as possible.
Mr. Collins reads a narrative text to his 2nd-grade class. After reading the text, he pairs up
students and gives each pair a set of picture cards that represent events from the story. Mr.
Collins asks students to work with their partners to place the picture cards in order. Once each
pair completes this task, Mr. collins asks the student to take turns retelling the story to their
partner. What reading skill is being promoted in this oral language activity.
-Student's use of oral language promotes their ability to listen actively and ask relevant
questions to clarify information
-Student's use of oral language enables them to identify, use and explain the meaning of
different words from the story.
-Student's use of oral language assists with their ability to apply phonetic knowledge and
decode words from the story.
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A recent study concludes which of the following regarding dyslexia and the size of the
population it affects in the US? (looking for a %) Dyslexia affects 15-20% of the
population in America.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia (List) -Multisensory
-Structured, Systematic, Sequential, and Cumulative
-Flexible
-Personal and Direct
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Multisensory Involve regular interaction between the
teacher and the students and the simultaneous use of simple senses including auditory, visual
and kinesthetic. A dyslexic learner is taught to tee the letter A, say its name and sound and write
it in the air- all at the same time. The use of multisensory input is thought to enhance memory
storage and retrieval.
,Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Structured, Systematic, Sequential and Cumulative
Language elements and rules are introduced in a linguistically logical, understandable
order. Students go back to the very beginning of their language learning, to lay a proper
foundation. Beginning by reading and writing sounds in isolation (phonemes), then blending
sounds into syllables and words. Elements of language- consonants, vowels, digraph blends, and
diphthongs are introduced in an orderly fashion. Only later, learners proceed to advanced
structural elements such as syllable types, roots, prefixes and suffixes.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Flexible Teachers ensure the learner is not simply
recognizing a patterns and applying it without understanding. When confusion of a previously
taught rule is discovered, it is re-taught from the beginning.
Best methods for teaching Dyslexia: Personal and Direct Building a close teacher student
relationship with continuous feedback and positive reinforcement leading to success and self
confidence.
Mrs. Swanson is attempting to help students select books that they can read on their own. As
part of this process, she must determine each student's independent reading level.
In order to accomplish this task effectively, Mrs. Swanson should select books in which students-
Have 5 or less word recognition errors per 100 words of text.
,A student is at the independent reading level when he or she can read successfully 95% of the
words. This is the level at which students can read on their own. Since Mrs. Swanson is helping
students select books they can read on their own, she needs to determine they are at the
independent reading level. It is very important when students are going to be reading for fun
that they read books that are on their independent reading level. This level, along with the
instructional and frustration levels, is usually found by administering an informal reading
inventory to the student.
What does an IRI mean? Informal Reading Inventory.
Frequently used to place readers in materials of appropriate difficulty. The purpose of an IRI is
to provide greater insight into a student's reading level. It does not provide a specific diagnosis;
rather, it provides the classroom teacher and understanding of a child's abilities, which in turn
may lead to more accurate instruction. There are commercially available IRIs and teacher made
IRIs. They are intended to assess a child's reading behavior in the materials actually used in his
or her classroom instructional program.
What is an TPRI? Texas Primary Reading Inventory
What is DIBELS? The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
, What is the best way to teach sight words? Using Creative ways to expose the students to
the words in multiple situations and contexts.
Expose the students to them as much as possible so that they will learn to recognize them
immediately. In Order to do this, they must see them as much as possible, in isolation as well as
in many different types of contexts as possible.
Mr. Collins reads a narrative text to his 2nd-grade class. After reading the text, he pairs up
students and gives each pair a set of picture cards that represent events from the story. Mr.
Collins asks students to work with their partners to place the picture cards in order. Once each
pair completes this task, Mr. collins asks the student to take turns retelling the story to their
partner. What reading skill is being promoted in this oral language activity.
-Student's use of oral language promotes their ability to listen actively and ask relevant
questions to clarify information
-Student's use of oral language enables them to identify, use and explain the meaning of
different words from the story.
-Student's use of oral language assists with their ability to apply phonetic knowledge and
decode words from the story.
