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Mod 2 overview of dyslexia
- 2. What is Dyslexia? 1. DYS – difficulty with 2. LEXIA – language Dyslexia (Specific Learning Disability) is a brain based disorder in a person of AVERAGE to ABOVE AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE which makes it difficult to read, write, or spell at a level commensurate with ones ability, despite: Normal vision and hearing Adequate socio-cultural opportunity Conventional instruction Absence of emotional problems
- 3. Reading & Spelling Errors Omissions Ex: swing – sing Mispronunciations Ex: animal – aminal Transpositions • Ex: form – from Closure • Ex: lot - hot Inversions Ex: b – p Reversals Ex: b – d Common Errors Made By Those With Dyslexia:
- 4. Dys – lexia : “Difficulty With Language” Reading Writing & Spelling Speaking & Listening
- 5. What To Look For: Difficulty with Learning Instructions Staying on Task Directions Sequence & Order Dyslexia Frustration Difficulty Retaining Information Anxiety
- 6. Difficulties Associated with Dyslexia 1. Sequencing 2. Long-Term Memory 3. Recall 4. Integration 5. Abstract Thinking 6. Transferring 7. Recognizing
- 7. What To Do: Eliminate physical explanation A psychological evaluation should be performed A program of remedial instruction should be implemented Remedial Instruction Visual, auditory, & kinesthetic Repetition Phonetically Based Structured Direct & multisensory
- 8. Exclude From Diagnosis of Dyslexia Intellectual Disability Physical Disability Socio- Cultural Deprivation Primary Emotional Disturbance
- 9. Educational Terms • Morpheme • Affix • Prefix • Suffix • Accent • Vowel • Consonant • Consonant Blend • Digraph • Dipthong • Syllable • Orthography • Semantics • Linguistics • Blending • Automaticity • Syntax • SLD • IEP •Phonetics Phonological Awareness •Phonology •Alphabetic Principle •Phonemic Segmentation •Phonogram •Phoneme •Schwa Phonics Miscellaneous Terminology MorphologyGraphemes
- 11. Other Problems Sometimes Associated With Dyslexia Speech Spatial Orientation
- 12. Conclusion