LETRS Unit 1 Session 6 Check for
Understanding 2024
A student with dyslexia may also be intellectually gifted.
True
Students who are slow at word reading and text reading, but can segment and blend sounds orally,
typically have better outcomes than students with phonological processing deficits.
True
Dyslexic is a term often applied to a large subset of poor readers. These readers' difficulties with
accurate, fluent word recognition originate primarily with deficits in which of the following?
phonological processing
Which of the following can pose challenges for readers who are English Learners (ELs)? Select all that
apply.
Compared to native English speakers, ELs they have fewer English words in their phonological
lexicons.
ELs may encounter passages that do not align well with their culture and background knowledge.
When they read, ELs must perform two tasks at once: deciphering words and translating content
between English and their first language.
About 10-15 percent of poor readers can decode and read individual words quickly and well and can
spell accurately—yet struggle to comprehend the meanings of passages. This profile is typical of
students with which coexisting disorder?
autism and autism spectrum disorders
Understanding 2024
A student with dyslexia may also be intellectually gifted.
True
Students who are slow at word reading and text reading, but can segment and blend sounds orally,
typically have better outcomes than students with phonological processing deficits.
True
Dyslexic is a term often applied to a large subset of poor readers. These readers' difficulties with
accurate, fluent word recognition originate primarily with deficits in which of the following?
phonological processing
Which of the following can pose challenges for readers who are English Learners (ELs)? Select all that
apply.
Compared to native English speakers, ELs they have fewer English words in their phonological
lexicons.
ELs may encounter passages that do not align well with their culture and background knowledge.
When they read, ELs must perform two tasks at once: deciphering words and translating content
between English and their first language.
About 10-15 percent of poor readers can decode and read individual words quickly and well and can
spell accurately—yet struggle to comprehend the meanings of passages. This profile is typical of
students with which coexisting disorder?
autism and autism spectrum disorders
