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Question:
To teach syllable division, Mr. Smart first taught his students to recognize closed or (VC)
syllables. He then showed the class words such as napkin, impact, and mascot and discussed
accent. Later, he demonstrated how the words could be divided into two syllables. Finally he
gave the students syllables and asked them to construct words. synthetic and analytic instruction
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Controlled reading and spelling vocabulary are characteristics of
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decodable text, linguistic programs, an MSL program

Question:
Repeating prior information in a multisensory structured language program is essential to ensure
what
Answer:
automaticity

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ALTA
Answer:
Academic Language Therapy Association

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IMSLEC
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,International Multisensory Structured Education Council

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MSL
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Multisensory Structured Language

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MSLE
Answer:
Multisensory Structured Language Education

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NICHD
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Question:
Which prominent names are closely associated with research on phonological awareness
(Montessori/Clay/Liberman***
Answer:
Isabelle Liberman

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Scientifically based research
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is replicated and longitudinal

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Research by NICHD indicates that of the students with specific learning disabilities receiving
special education services
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70 - 80% have deficit in reading




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,Question:
According to the National Reading Panel Report (2000), what represents the strongest indication
of a reading disability
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a deficit in phonology

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D. Berlin (1887)
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Coined the term "dys" -- meaning difficult, "lexia" -- meaning pertaining to words.

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James Hinshelwood (1917)
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"word blindness" -- ophthalmologist from Scotland that discovered that the left hemisphere of
the brain affected word storage

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Samuel Orton (1920-1950)
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Neuropsychiatrist from Columbia University in New York who first recognized dyslexia
students in America. He discovered that approximately 10% of students will not learn using the
whole words method. Also coined the term "strephosymbolia" (twisted words), which replaced
the former term word blindness.

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Dr. Madonald Critchley (1964)
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Established term "developmental dyslexia" at the World Federation of Neurology meeting at the
Scottish Rite Hospital.

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Marianne Frosig (1960)
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Did visual tracking research. Findings show there is no relationship between dyslexia and vision




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, acuity.

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Isabelle Liberman (1973-1984)
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Did research on phonological awareness that linguistic information is stored in its phonological
form (all word recognition requires letter-sound access). Also studied phonological processing
deficits affecting the ability to make use of letter- sound associations as an effect of rapid
retrieval problems. Discovered tapping exercises.

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Hugh Catts (1986)
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Speech language pathologist working at the University of Kansas. Did remedial work for
programs to improve phonological awareness.

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Keith Stanovich (1980)
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Researched the process of phonics and the need to attach sound to symbol. Readers with poor
word recognition are more reliant on context than good readers (comprehension work).

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Bonita Blachman
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professor at Syracuse University. Has done much research in the field of phonology and
reading.Created Elkonian cards (kids who couldn't read couldn't segment sounds as well).

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Free morpheme
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can stand alone as words and do not have to be combined with other morphemes.

Question:
Free morpheme: function words




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