Formal and Informal Assessment for Dyslexia Flashcards

Which type of assessment involves comparing a student's performance to others in a standardization sample of the same age?

Answer: Norm-referenced assessment

Norm-referenced assessments compare a student's score to a representative standardization sample, producing standard scores, percentile ranks, and age equivalents.

A CALT administering the GORT-5 is assessing:

Answer: Oral reading fluency and comprehension

The Gray Oral Reading Tests Fifth Edition measures oral reading rate, accuracy, fluency, and comprehension using connected prose passages.

When a CALT identifies a deficit in phonological memory, this means the student struggles to:

Answer: Hold sound-based information in working memory temporarily

Phonological memory involves temporarily holding sound-based information in working memory, which is essential for decoding unfamiliar words and following spoken directions.

During a dynamic assessment, a CALT teaches a brief lesson and then re-assesses. The purpose is to:

Answer: Evaluate the student's capacity to learn with instruction and their responsiveness to intervention

Dynamic assessment measures learning potential and modifiability by evaluating how a student responds to guided instruction, providing insight beyond static test scores.

A student scores at the 8th percentile on a word reading test. This means:

Answer: 92% of same-age peers scored higher than this student

An 8th percentile rank means 92% of same-age peers in the normative sample performed at or above this student's level, indicating a significant deficit.

Error analysis revealing frequent omission of word endings such as reading jump for jumped most likely reflects a weakness in:

Answer: Morphological awareness

Omitting word endings reflects difficulty with morphological awareness, the ability to recognize and process meaningful word parts like inflectional suffixes.