Structured Literacy & Multisensory Instruction Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction?
Answer: A multisensory, structured, sequential phonics-based method
Orton-Gillingham is a multisensory, structured, sequential, and cumulative approach that explicitly teaches phoneme-grapheme correspondences.
In multisensory instruction, which three sensory pathways are most commonly engaged simultaneously?
Answer: Auditory, tactile-kinesthetic, and visual
The VAK (visual-auditory-kinesthetic/tactile) triad is the foundation of multisensory literacy instruction to reinforce learning through multiple neural pathways.
A structured literacy lesson introduces the digraph 'sh' only after students have mastered single consonants and short vowels. This exemplifies which instructional principle?
Answer: Cumulative sequence
Cumulative sequence means each new concept builds on previously mastered skills, ensuring no gaps in foundational knowledge.
During a phoneme segmentation activity, a student taps each sound on their fingers while saying it aloud. What is the primary instructional purpose of finger-tapping?
Answer: To provide tactile-kinesthetic reinforcement of phoneme boundaries
Finger-tapping adds a tactile-kinesthetic channel that helps students physically represent and count discrete phonemes, strengthening auditory processing.
Which sequence correctly reflects the structured literacy continuum for teaching phonics skills?
Answer: Short vowels → CVC words → blends → digraphs → vowel teams
A logical scope and sequence moves from simple CVC patterns with short vowels through consonant clusters and digraphs before addressing more complex vowel patterns.
When teaching the concept of 'closed syllable,' a structured literacy teacher would MOST likely explain it as:
Answer: A syllable that ends in one or more consonants and contains a short vowel
A closed syllable is defined by its ending consonant(s) which 'close' the vowel, causing it to produce its short sound.
A therapist uses sand trays, textured letter cards, and sky-writing during every lesson. These activities primarily target which component of multisensory learning?
Answer: Tactile-kinesthetic reinforcement of letter formation
Sand trays, textured cards, and sky-writing all engage the tactile and kinesthetic senses to reinforce correct letter formation and grapheme recognition.