Structured Literacy and Dyslexia Flashcards

The multisensory approach used in Structured Literacy instruction simultaneously engages which pathways?

Answer: Visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways

Multisensory instruction engages visual (seeing letters), auditory (hearing and saying sounds), and kinesthetic-tactile (tracing, tapping, writing) pathways simultaneously to build stronger neural connections.

Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) tasks measure:

Answer: The speed at which a student can name sequences of familiar visual symbols such as letters, numbers, colors, and objects

RAN tasks require students to name familiar symbols in sequence as quickly as possible and measure retrieval speed from long-term memory, which is a separate but related predictor of reading fluency.

Which of the following describes the orthographic mapping process in skilled reading?

Answer: The process by which words are stored as instant sight vocabulary through connections between phonemes, graphemes, and meaning

Orthographic mapping is the process by which readers permanently bond a word's pronunciation, spelling, and meaning, allowing immediate sight word recognition after only a few exposures.

Which statement about the Simple View of Reading is TRUE as it relates to dyslexia intervention?

Answer: Students with dyslexia typically have a decoding deficit; intervention must target word recognition directly

Dyslexia is characterized by a word recognition and decoding deficit; the Simple View shows that strengthening decoding directly improves the reading comprehension product.

A teacher provides a student with extended time on tests, audiobooks for assignments, and a reader for state assessments. These accommodations are appropriate for a student with dyslexia because:

Answer: They provide access to grade-level content while the student continues to develop decoding skills

Accommodations allow the student with dyslexia to access content using their strong language comprehension while reading intervention continues to develop their decoding skills.

Which characteristic differentiates dyslexia from a general reading difficulty caused by inadequate instruction?

Answer: Dyslexia persists with appropriate instruction; instructionally caused difficulty resolves with quality teaching

A key diagnostic feature of dyslexia is that it persists despite adequate, high-quality instruction, whereas a student whose reading difficulty stemmed from poor instruction typically responds to quality teaching.