CDT CDT Neuroscience of Reading & Brain-Based Learning 2

Question 1

Working memory is critically important in reading because it allows a reader to:

Accepted Answer

Hold decoded word parts in mind while blending them into a complete word

Answer

Working memory enables the reader to retain decoded phoneme segments while blending them, making it essential for sounding out unfamiliar words.

Question 2

The 'double-deficit hypothesis' of dyslexia proposed by Wolf and Bowers identifies which two core deficits?

Accepted Answer

Phonological awareness and rapid automatized naming (RAN)

Answer

Wolf and Bowers identified phonological awareness deficits and rapid automatized naming (RAN) deficits as the two distinct core deficits in the double-deficit subtype of dyslexia.

Question 3

Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) tasks predict reading fluency because they measure:

Accepted Answer

The speed of retrieving phonological codes from long-term memory

Answer

RAN reflects the speed and efficiency of retrieving phonological labels for familiar symbols, a process that underlies fluent, automatic word reading.

Question 4

Which term describes the ability to recognize and manipulate the smallest units of sound in spoken words?

Accepted Answer

Phonemic awareness

Answer

Phonemic awareness is the specific, highest-level skill within phonological awareness that involves conscious manipulation of individual phonemes in spoken words.

Question 5

Which brain structure is responsible for integrating sensory information and is theorized to play a role in the timing deficits observed in some individuals with dyslexia?

Accepted Answer

Cerebellum

Answer

The cerebellum is implicated in motor sequencing and timing, and the cerebellar deficit theory suggests it contributes to some automaticity and timing difficulties in dyslexia.

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CDT CDT Neuroscience of Reading & Brain-Based Learning 2