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Defining Features of Effective Programs - ANSWER = a continuum of literacy instruction = systems for managing student behavior = screening system = high quality teaching practices = progress monitoring = access to engaging, leveled reading materials = culture of growth and achievement = structures that support instruction = high quality professional development = instructional coaching Dyslexia Symptoms - ANSWER Lack of phonological processing -phonological awareness -verbal short term memory -articulation speed RAN - ANSWER Rapid automatized naming: measures how quickly individuals can name aloud -objects -pictures -colors -symbols (letters or digits) Dyslexia learning disability is.. - ANSWER A language based learning disability. Where children do not pick up the patterns of a language. Dyslexia Intervention - ANSWER Make secure the following areas: -Phonemic Awareness -Letter Recognition -Repeated Exposure to the Word -Over Learning the Patterns of the Language Disorders Related to Dyslexia - ANSWER - Executive Dysfunction - Dysgraphia (Handwriting) - Dyscalculia (Math) - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Dyspraxia (Motor Coordination) Executive Function Disability - ANSWER Inability to direct or regulate focus on the planning, carrying out, and completion of day-to-day or long-term activities. Metacognitive Executive Function Skills - ANSWER - Set goals - Plan - Initiate - Persist - Manage time - Self Monitor ADHD - ANSWER Is not considered a learning disability Dyspraxia - ANSWER Disorder that affects motor skill development Practices and Standards - ANSWER - Content Knowledge - Practice of Effective Instruction - Ethical Standards for the Profession Ethical Standards - ANSWER Safeguard and Protect - students, parents, therapists, other professionals Inform -disseminate reliable and helpful information Uphold - ensure compliance with best practices ALTA CODE OF ETHICS - ANSWER Recognition of responsibility to: - Students - Parents - Legal Guardians/Caretakers - Administrators - Colleagues - Associated Professionals - Community Scarborough's Reading Rope - ANSWER Reading is a multifaceted skill, gradually acquired over years of instruction and practice. Simple View of Reading (SVR) - ANSWER Reading is a complex process with two components: - decoding - linguistic comprehension RC = D x LC Domains of Language - ANSWER - Pragmatics - Phonology - Orthography - Syntax - Semantics - Morphology Syntax - ANSWER Grammatical structure - parts speech - word order - sentence structure Pragmatics - ANSWER Social use of language Phonology - ANSWER Sound structure of langluage Orthography - ANSWER Patterns of written words Morphology - ANSWER Way words are formed (meaning carrying units) Semantics - ANSWER Meanings of words Cerebral Cortex - ANSWER Outermost layer of the brain. Part of brain involved in high-level processing. Broca's Frontal Lobe - ANSWER Higher order functioning (language) Parietal lobe - ANSWER Kinesthetic/body awareness Angular gyrus Occipital lobe - ANSWER Vision Temporal lobe - ANSWER Speech center/auditory processing center Wernicke's Area A Dyslexic Reader - ANSWER - Activates right hemisphere - Left temporal parietal and occipital lobe are