1 Dyslexia an Overview Timothy N. Odegard, PhD, CALP Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies Professor of Psychology Middle Tennessee State University
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Dyslexia an Overview Timothy N. Odegard, PhD, CALP Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies Professor of Psychology Middle Tennessee State University
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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL
BIOLOGICAL
COGNITION
BRAIN
Family FAMILY
POLICY
EMOTIONS ATTITUDES
GENETICS Friends SCHOOL
Developmental Dyslexia
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Characteristics of Dyslexia
Reading / Spelling characteristics are most often associated with difficulties: • Segmenting, blending, and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic
awareness) • Learning the names of letters and their associated sounds • Holding information about sounds and words in memory (phonological
memory) • Rapidly recalling the names of familiar objects, colors, or letters of the
alphabet (rapid naming)
Reading / Spelling Characteristics of Dyslexia: • Difficulty reading words in isolation • Difficulty accurately decoding unfamiliar words • Difficulty with oral reading (slow, inaccurate, or labored) • Difficulty spelling
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Dyslexia Defined
• Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is – neurological in origin – characterized by difficulties with accurate and / or fluent word
recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. – These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological
component of language – …often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the
provision of effective classroom instruction. – Secondary consequences may include problems in reading
comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge
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Dyslexia Myths
• Seeing words backwards • A vision problem that an eye doctor can identify or treat • Just reversing letters • Individuals with dyslexia are lazy or unmotivated • Limited to a certain race, gender, social-economic class,
specific languages • It must be identified by a medical professional • You can be cured of Dyslexia • It is rare • Something a person outgrows
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Prevalence of Dyslexia
1 in 10 children struggle to read due to dyslexia
Lyon, G.R., Shaywitz, S., & Shaywitz, B. (2009). Dyslexia and specific reading disabilities. In R. Kliegman, R. Behrman, H. Jenson, & B. Stanton (Eds.), Nelson textbook of pediatrics (18th edition) (pp. 125-127). New York: Saunders.
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Prevalence of Dyslexia It affects at least 80% of the children who manifest a Specific Learning Disability
Lyon, G.R., Shaywitz, S., & Shaywitz, B. (2009). Dyslexia and specific reading disabilities. In R. Kliegman, R. Behrman, H. Jenson, & B. Stanton (Eds.), Nelson textbook of pediatrics (18th edition) (pp. 125-127). New York: Saunders.
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ORAL COMPREHENSION
ABILITY TO PULL THE PRINT OFF THE PAGE
SIGHT WORD
DECODING
WORD READING
READING FLUENCY
READING COMPREHENSION
OVERVIEW OF READING
ACCURATE LETTER KNOWLEDGE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE FU
NCTIO
N
ATTETNTIO
N / IN
HIBTION
/ WO
RKING M
EMO
RY / M
ON
TITORIN
G / TASK SWITCHIN
G
VOCABULARY
MORPHOLOGY SYN
TACT
IC
STRU
CTU
RE
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
AUTO
MAT
IC
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ORAL COMPREHENSION
ABILITY TO PULL THE PRINT OFF THE PAGE
SIGHT WORD
DECODING
WORD READING
READING FLUENCY
READING COMPREHENSION
DYSLEXIA
ACCURATE LETTER KNOWLEDGE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE FU
NCTIO
N
ATTETNTIO
N / IN
HIBTION
/ WO
RKING M
EMO
RY / M
ON
TITORIN
G / TASK SWITCHIN
G
VOCABULARY
MORPHOLOGY SYN
TACT
IC
STRU
CTU
RE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
AUTO
MAT
IC
“typically results from a deficit in the phonological component of language”
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ORAL COMPREHENSION
ABILITY TO PULL THE PRINT OFF THE PAGE
SIGHT WORD
DECODING
WORD READING
READING FLUENCY
READING COMPREHENSION
DYSLEXIA
ACCURATE LETTER KNOWLEDGE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE FU
NCTIO
N
ATTETNTIO
N / IN
HIBTION
/ WO
RKING M
EMO
RY / M
ON
TITORIN
G / TASK SWITCHIN
G
VOCABULARY
MORPHOLOGY SYN
TACT
IC
STRU
CTU
RE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
AUTO
MAT
IC
“difficulties with accurate and / or fluent word recognition and poor spelling and decoding abilities”
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ORAL COMPREHENSION
ABILITY TO PULL THE PRINT OFF THE PAGE
SIGHT WORD
DECODING
WORD READING
READING FLUENCY
READING COMPREHENSION
DYSLEXIA
ACCURATE LETTER KNOWLEDGE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
EXECUTIVE FU
NCTIO
N
ATTETNTIO
N / IN
HIBTION
/ WO
RKING M
EMO
RY / M
ON
TITORIN
G / TASK SWITCHIN
G
VOCABULARY
MORPHOLOGY SYN
TACT
IC
STRU
CTU
RE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
RAPID AUTOMATIZED
NAMING
AUTO
MAT
IC
“that may result in problems in reading comprehension and reduced experience that may impede the growth of vocabulary”
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Influences on Academic Outcomes
Motivation Self Efficacy
Student Engagement
Genetics Brain Regions
Brain Communication
Home Environment Classroom Instruction
Phonological Awareness Rapid Naming
Vocabulary Working Memory
BEHAVIORAL / PSYCHSOCIAL
NEUROBIOLOGICAL COGNITIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Fletcher, JM.; Lyon, GR.; Fuchs, LS.; Barnes, MA. Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention. Guilford; New York: 2007.
BEHAVIORAL / PSYCHSOCIAL
NEUROBIOLOGICAL COGNITIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
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READING AND THE BRAIN A extremely brief and simplistic overview of the neurobiological of Reading
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Neurocognitive Model of Reading
Pugh, K. R., et al. (2010). Mapping the word reading circuitry in skilled and disabled readers. In P. L. Cornelissen, P. C. Hansen, M. L. Kringelbach and K. R. Pugh, (Eds.), The Neural Basis of Reading, Oxford Press, 281-305.
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Neurocognitive Model of Reading
(Dorsal) Temporo-parietal Mapping orthography to phonological and semantic representations
C U P
/C/ /U/ /P/
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Neurocognitive Model of Reading
(Anterior) Inferior frontal gyrus Articulatory recoding CUP
/C/ /U/ /P/
“CUP”
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Neurocognitive Model of Reading
(Ventral) Occipito-temporal Linguistically structured memory-based word identification system
CUP
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Neurocognitive Model of Reading
Pugh, K. R., et al. (2010). Mapping the word reading circuitry in skilled and disabled readers. In P. L. Cornelissen, P. C. Hansen, M. L. Kringelbach and K. R. Pugh, (Eds.), The Neural Basis of Reading, Oxford Press, 281-305.
(Anterior) Inferior frontal gyrus Articulatory recoding
(Ventral) Occipito-temporal Linguistically structured memory-based word identification system
(Dorsal) Temporo-parietal Mapping orthography to phonological and semantic representations
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DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA
Dyslexia is a brain-based type of learning disability that specifically impairs a person's ability to read. Excerpt from the definition adopted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (2014)
How do we know?
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Brain Differences Associated with Dyslexia
Functional brain differences are commonly observed in individuals with dyslexia when they perform reading tasks.
Pugh, K. R., et al. (2010). Mapping the word reading circuitry in skilled and disabled readers. In P. L. Cornelissen, P. C. Hansen, M. L. Kringelbach and K. R. Pugh, (Eds.), The Neural Basis of Reading, Oxford Press, 281-305.
Functional Brain Differences:
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Functional Brain Differences
Individuals with dyslexia present with decreased activation in several brain regions associated with skilled reading.
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DEVELOPMENTAL DYSLEXIA
Structural brain differences are commonly observed in individuals with dyslexia.
Structural Brain Differences:
Richlan, F., et al. (2013). "Structural abnormalities in the dyslexic brain: A meta-analysis of voxel-based morphometry studies." Hum Brain Mapp 34(11), 3055-3065.
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STRUCTURAL BRAIN DIFFERENCES
Preliterate children with a family history of dyslexia have decreased brain volume
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Takeaway Points from Brain Research
• There is evidence documenting functional and structural brain differences in children and adults with dyslexia.
• Some differences are likely due to the lack of exposure to reading resulting in developmental delays.
• Some differences are not the result of developmental delays and are rather the result of something else.
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Influences on Academic Outcomes
Motivation Self Efficacy
Student Engagement
Genetics Brain Regions
Brain Communication
Home Environment Classroom Instruction
Phonological Awareness Rapid Naming
Vocabulary Working Memory
BEHAVIORAL / PSYCHSOCIAL
NEUROBIOLOGICAL COGNITIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Fletcher, JM.; Lyon, GR.; Fuchs, LS.; Barnes, MA. Learning disabilities: From identification to intervention. Guilford; New York: 2007.
BEHAVIORAL / PSYCHSOCIAL
NEUROBIOLOGICAL COGNITIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
Alphabetic Knowledge
Orthography
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
Oral Comprehension (Inference Making, Vocabulary,
Metacognitive Monitoring)
Phonological Memory
Exec
utiv
e Fu
nctio
n
(Wor
king
Mem
ory,
Atte
ntio
n, In
hibi
tion)
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Reading Comprehension
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes
The ability to understand the meaning of a printed text.
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Reading Comprehension
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes
Accurate translation of the letters within written words into speech sounds to identify words and access their meanings.
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Reading Comprehension
Word Identification – Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes
Children must learn to identify words quickly and effortlessly (efficiency).
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes
Getting the text off the page (either silently or orally) should be effortless.
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
• The ability to hear and manipulate the sound structure of language.
• Encompasses the ability to work with the sounds of language at the word, syllable, and phoneme level.
/h/ /t/ /o/ /i/ /p/ /s/
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Memory
The capacity to hold a small amount of auditory information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
Alphabetic Knowledge Phonological Memory
Knowledge of letter formations, their names and sounds.
Aa /a/
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
Alphabetic Knowledge Phonological Memory
The relationship between letter sounds and letter formations.
u l
/ch/ /u/ /l/ /n/
n c h h
/h/
t
/t/
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
How quickly individuals can name aloud objects, pictures, colors or symbols.
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Orthography
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
Memorial representations of visual letter patterns, high frequency visual word patterns, sight word patterns.
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Oral Comprehension (Inference Making, Vocabulary,
Metacognitive Monitoring)
Encompasses the multiple processes involved in understanding and making sense of spoken language.
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Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Identification –
Automaticity
Word Identification – Accuracy
(Phonological Decoding, Sight Words, High Frequency Words)
Reading Abilities
Reading Abilities and Cognitive Processes Cognitive Processes /
Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
Alphabetic Knowledge
Orthography
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
Oral Comprehension (Inference Making, Vocabulary,
Metacognitive Monitoring)
Phonological Memory
Exec
utiv
e Fu
nctio
n
(Wor
king
Mem
ory,
Atte
ntio
n, In
hibi
tion)
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Interim Summary
• Word Reading, Reading Fluency and Reading Comprehension are the three major areas of reading achievement
• Additional language skills support the acquisition of reading
• Differences in the development of skills that support reading provides one casual explanation as to why reading falls along a continuum
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DYSLEXIA & SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY
RELATIONSHIP BEWTEEN DYSLEXIA AND SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY
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Relationship of Dyslexia to other terms
“The department of education frequently receives questions from parents and educators regarding dyslexia and its relationship to specific learning disabilities.” TN Department of Education (2016). Understanding Dyslexia: A guide for Tennessee Parents and Teachers.
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Specific Learning Disability
• .. a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations, and that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.
• .. includes conditions such as perceptual disabilities (e.g., visual processing), brain injury that is not caused by an external physical force, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia.
• Specific Learning Disability does not include a learning problem that is primarily the result of Visual Impairment; Hearing Impairment; Orthopedic Impairment; Intellectual Disability; Emotional Disturbance; Limited English Proficiency; or, Environmental or Cultural Disadvantage.
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Specific Learning Disability
SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY
Special Education
Intensive Intervention
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Accommodations
Modification
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Specific Learning Disability
READING COMP
READING FLUENCY
BASIC READING
Specific Learning Disability can take three forms of reading underachievement
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Specific Learning Disability
READING COMP
READING FLUENCY
BASIC READING
These forms of SLD are independent but interrelated
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Specific Learning Disability
READING COMP
READING FLUENCY
BASIC READING
Specific Learning Disability Basic Word Reading
In this example, the basic word reading deficit is primary and results in underachievement in reading fluency and reading comprehension
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Specific Learning Disability
READING COMP
READING FLUENCY
BASIC WORD
READING
Specific Learning Disability Reading Fluency
In this example, dysfluent reading is primary in spite of accurate word reading. The reading fluency deficit leads to a failure to derive meaning from text
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Specific Learning Disability
READING COMP
READING FLUENCY
BASIC WORD
READING
Specific Learning Disability Reading Comprehension
In this example, reading comprehension is deficient in spite of accurate and fluent reading
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Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comprehension
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
These forms of SLD can occur independent of one another allowing them to present as comorbid forms of a SLD
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to … read
These are just three areas of psychological processing that can directly impact reading achievement
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
In this example, a phonological processing deficit impedes word reading, which in turn drives underachievement in reading fluency and reading comprehension
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Students receive intensive, direct instruction to address areas of underachievement to close the gap
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
THIS IS DYSLEXIA
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Specific Learning Disability
“a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes in understanding or in using language which is manifested in deficient ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations, and adversely affects educational performance and includes perceptual disabilities, brain injury not due to an external physical force, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, developmental aphasia”
(IDEIA Definition 2004; also used by TN Dept. of Education)
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Guidance from OSERS
“there is nothing in the IDEA that would prohibit the use of the terms dyslexia … in IDEA evaluation, eligibility determinations, or IEP documents.”
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) “Dear Colleagues” letter – Oct. 23, 2015
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TN 2016 Say Dyslexia
“The ‘Say Dyslexia’ bill addresses the need to identify and intervene appropriately for students with the characteristics of dyslexia but does not identify dyslexia as a separate disability category under Tennessee's special education rules and regulations.”
“Say Dyslexia” Bill (Public Chapter 1058) Additional Information for Districts (TN Dept. of Education)
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TN 2014 Dyslexia is Real
• “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.”
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Specific Learning Disability Basic Word Reading
You can also say
DYSLEXIA
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Phonological Awareness
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language
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Phonological Awareness
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
THIS IS DYSLEXIA
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
In this example, a phonological processing deficit impedes reading fluency, which in turn drives underachievement in reading comprehension
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
THIS IS DYSLEXIA
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Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Students receive intensive, direct instruction to address areas of underachievement to close the gap
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
THIS IS DYSLEXIA
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Students receive intensive, direct instruction to address areas of underachievement to close the gap
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Phonological Awareness
Basic Word Reading
Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Phonological Awareness
Basic Word Reading
In this example, a double deficit in phonological processes impedes accurate and fluent reading that in turn limits reading comprehension
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Phonological Awareness
Basic Word Reading
THIS IS DYSLEXIA
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Rapid Automatized
Naming
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Comp
Reading Fluency
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
Phonological Awareness
Basic Word Reading
Students receive intensive, direct instruction to address areas of underachievement to close the gap
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Oral Comprehension
Reading Comp
In this example, deficits in psychological processes supporting oral language comprehension impede reading comprehension
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and/or fluent word recognition
THIS IS NOT
DYSLEXIA
Oral Comprehension
Reading Comp
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Rapid Automatized
Naming
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Specific Learning Disability
Reading Fluency
Basic Word Reading
Students receive intensive, direct instruction to address areas of underachievement to close the gap
Oral Comprehension
Reading Comp
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Specific Learning Disability
SLD WORD READING
SLD READING FLUENCY
SLD READING COMPREHENSION
SEVERE DYSLEXIA
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Who Can Identify Dyslexia?
• School Psychologist can identify all Specific Learning Disabilities
• “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability…”
• Therefore, school psychologists can identify dyslexia
• Do you have a school psychologist in your school?
• Then, you have personnell in your school quaified to identify dyslexia
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Interim Summary
• Severe Dyslexia is by definition a Specific Learning Disability
• All Specific Learning Disabilities that impact reading are not dyslexia
• Severe forms of Dyslexia are by definition: SLD Word reading, SLD Reading Fluency, or Comorbid SLD Word Reading and SLD Reading Fluency
• School Psychologists are qualified to identify dyslexia
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Identification of Dyslexia FAQs
• Do you have to wait until third grade to test for dyslexia?
• Can schools test for dyslexia?
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IDENTIFICATION OF SLD
Basic Idea
Decision Making
Timeframe
Key student data
Ability – Achievement Discrepancy
Learning disability as unexpected
underachievement
Comparison of two test scores
Fixed point in time
IQ scores; achievement scores
Learning disabilities as a disorder in basic
psychological processes
Profile analysis of multiple test scores
Fixed point in time
Cognitive ability / processes;
achievement scores
Intra Individual Differences
Prevention and early intervention
Underachievement and insufficient progress
Multiple assessments over time
Achievement measures; curriculum based measurement
Response to Instruction
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Identification of Dyslexia
RTI2 is a prevention and early intervention model that relies on timely assessments to identify areas to provide instruction at increasing levels of intensity.
TN Senate Bill No. 2635 An ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, relative to dyslexia
Identification of dyslexia is implemented through RTI2
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Response to Instruction and Intervention RTI2
TIER I All
TIER II Some
TIER III Some
ALL students receive research-based, high quality, general education instruction. In general, 80 - 85 percent of students will receive only Tier I instruction.
In ADDITION to Tier I, extra help is provided to students who fall below the 25th percentile in basic math and reading skills. In general, 10-15 percent of students will receive Tier II interventions.
In ADDITION to Tier I, extra help is provided to students who have not made significant progress in Tier II, are 1 ½ - 2 grade levels behind, or are below the 10th percentile in basic math and reading skills. Tier III interventions are more explicit and more intensive than Tier II interventions. In general, only 3 – 5 percent of students will receive III interventions.
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Assessment within RTI
Universal Screening
TIERS
MEASURE TYPE
PURPOSE
Progress Monitoring
Supplemental Measures
TIMING
All Tiers
Proficiency
Screening for skills deficits & monitoring
response to Tier 1 instruction
Three times a year
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Assessment within RTI
Universal Screening
All Tiers TIERS
MEASURE TYPE
PURPOSE
Progress Monitoring
Supplemental Measures
Proficiency
Screening for skills deficits & monitoring
response to Tier 1 instruction
TIMING Three times a year
Tiers 2, 3, 4 (SpEd)
Proficiency
Every other week
Monitoring response to targeted
intervention paired to skills deficit
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Assessment within RTI
Universal Screening
All Tiers TIERS
MEASURE TYPE
PURPOSE
Progress Monitoring
Supplemental Measures
Proficiency
Screening for skills deficits & monitoring
response to Tier 1 instruction
TIMING Three times a year
Tiers 2, 3, 4 (SpEd)
Proficiency
Every other week
Monitoring response to targeted
intervention paired to skills deficit
All Tiers (and SpEd)
Proficiency or Standard Score
Supplement to provide a full picture of skills based deficits
As needed to supplement
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Components of Dyslexia Screening
TN Senate Bill No. 2635 An ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, relative to dyslexia
PHONOLOGICAL AND PHONEMIC AWARENESS
Say “washcloth” without /wash/ What is the first sound in /truck/? Say fiber without the /b/ sound?
SOUND SYMBOL RECOGNITION
What letters say /k/? What sounds does the letter A make? What sounds does digraph ph make?
ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGE
Tell me the name of all the letters you know. Name the letters printed on this page as fast as you can.
DECODING SKILLS Read these words: cow file boat met Pronounce these made up words: jow liel toag gep
RAPID NAMING Name the colors printed on this page as fast as you can Name the numbers printed on this page as fast as you can.
ENCODING SKILLS Spell the following words: “tap” “cramp” “tape” “baker”
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Universal Screener
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
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4th Grade Case Study: Screener
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
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4th Grade Case Study: Screener
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
What does this student need instructionally?
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
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4th Grade Case Study: Screener
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
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State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
We do not have enough information?
?
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4th Grade Case Study : Skill Based ID
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
TOWRE-2
Phonics and Word Reading Survey (PWRS)
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
We still need additional information to identify characteristics of dyslexia?
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4th Grade Case Study: Skill Based ID
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
TOWRE-2
Phonics and Word Reading Survey (PWRS)
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
Phonological Awareness
Letter Knowledge
RAN
Encoding
We still need additional information to characterize the reading comprehension deficit?
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4th Grade Case Study : Skill Based ID
Reading Comprehension
Fluency Word Reading Automaticity
Word Reading Accuracy
Reading Abilities Universal Screener
TOWRE-2
Phonics and Word Reading Survey (PWRS)
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
State Reading Achievement Test
DIBELS ORF
DIBELS Maze
Oral Comprehension
Phonological Awareness
Letter Knowledge
RAN
Encoding
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Identification of Dyslexia: RTI
• Appropriate Screeners: – are always skills based – vary based on grades – the skills that must be measured do not vary
by grade
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Hybrid Identification Model
Christo, C., Davis, J., & Brock, S. E. (2010). Identifying, assessing, and treating dyslexia at school. New York, NY: Springer.
Intervention Focused Primarily on Practice and Fluency
Assess Language Skills
Intervention focused on comprehension strategies and vocabulary
Provide Intervention focused on text reading fluency
Direct Instruction in sound – symbol and word learning
Below Expectation
Assess Reading Comprehension
Below Expectation
Assess Fluency in Text
Below Expectation timed
Assess Word Reading Skills in Timed and Untimed Conditions
Age Appropriate
Age Appropriate
Below Expectation untimed
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RTI2 Instruction and Accommodations
There are multiple mechanisms to document dyslexia allowing for students to receive appropriate instructional accommodations for the dyslexia.
– IDEA (Tier 4 – Special Education) – Section 504 (Tier 3)
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Student Profile Cognitive Skills /
Knowledge Reading Abilities Norm-referenced Assessments
Reading Comprehension
Word Identification –
Accuracy
Fluency
Word Identification – Automaticity
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Memory
Alphabetic Knowledge
Oral Comprehension (Inference Making, Vocabulary,
Metacognitive Monitoring)
Orthography
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
Average – Above Average
Low Average
Below Average
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4th Grade Student Labeled Struggling Reader
Spelling WIST
Phonological Decoding
WRMT
Word ID WRMT WIST
Sound Symbol Knowledge WIST
Timed Word ID TOWRE
Timed Decoding TOWRE
Oral Reading Fluency WRMT GORT
CTOPP
Rapid Automatized Naming CTOPP
Vocabulary WASI
Listening Comp WRMT
WRMT
GORT
Cognitive Skills / Knowledge Reading Abilities Norm-referenced Assessments
Reading Comprehension
Word Identification –
Accuracy
Fluency
Word Identification – Automaticity
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Memory
Alphabetic Knowledge
Oral Comprehension (Inference Making, Vocabulary,
Metacognitive Monitoring)
Orthography
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
CTOPP
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7th Grade Grade Student Labeled Struggling Reader
Spelling WIST
Phonological Decoding
WRMT
Word ID - WIST
Sound Symbol Knowledge WIST
Timed Word ID TOWRE
Timed Decoding TOWRE
Oral Reading Fluency WRMT GORT
CTOPP
Rapid Automatized Naming CTOPP
Vocabulary WASI
Listening Comp WRMT
WRMT
GORT
Word ID – WRMT
Cognitive Skills / Knowledge Reading Abilities Norm-referenced Assessments
Reading Comprehension
Word Identification –
Accuracy
Fluency
Word Identification – Automaticity
Phonological Awareness
Phonological Memory
Alphabetic Knowledge
Oral Comprehension (Inference Making, Vocabulary,
Metacognitive Monitoring)
Orthography
Rapid Visual-Verbal Responding
CTOPP
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Common Features of Effective Tier 3 Interventions for individuals with dyslexia
Direct • Concepts are taught explicitly
Integrated • Letter Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, Decoding, and Spelling are integrated • Morphology instruction is incorporated into word reading and spelling • High frequency words are taught • Word learning informs fluency and comprehension instruction • Vocabulary instruction is integrated into comprehension work Systematic • Built around the structure of the English language and introduces concepts
following a defined scope and sequence
Cumulative • New concepts are introduced and integrated with previously taught concepts
throughout the program (distributed practice)
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Intensive Tier 3 Intervention
Letter Knowledge (Accuracy & Automaticity)
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics / Decoding (Accuracy & Automaticity)
Repeated Accurate Practice (Automaticity)
Nonsense & Real Words Phrases, Sentences, Passages
High Frequency Words (Accuracy & Automaticity)
Reading Comprehension Text Reading (at reading level)
Vocabulary Comprehension Monitoring
Inference Making Text Components
Listening Comprehension Text (above reading level)
Vocabulary Comprehension Monitoring
Inference Making Text Components
Sound – Symbol (Automaticity) Word Spelling
(Accuracy) Sentence Dictation
(Accuracy)
Morphology
Morphology
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TIER 1 Integrated Literacy Block: Example
LETTER KNOWLEDGE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
PHONICS DECODING
ENCODING
SIGHT WORDS HANDWRITING
WORD STUDY
FLUENCY TEXT READING (APPLICATION OF SKILLS)
COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
VOCABULARY
LISTENING COMPREHENSION READING
COMPREHENSION
30 – 45 min
20 – 30 min
30 min
FOCUS COMPONENTS
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Integrated Literacy Block: Example
LETTER KNOWLEDGE
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
PHONICS DECODING
ENCODING
SIGHT WORDS HANDWRITING
WORD STUDY
FLUENCY TEXT READIND (APPLICATION OF SKILLS)
COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES
VOCABULARY
LISTENING COMPREHENSION READING
COMPREHENSION
30 – 45 min
20 – 30 min
30 min
FOCUS COMPONENTS INTERVENTION /
ENRICHMENT Supplemental Instruction to address a child’s area of weakness or to provide enrichment
30 min
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Addressing the Need
• Does your school have a reading block in place to provide core instruction, enrichment, prevention and intervention?
• Does your school have data systems in place with teams ready to make decisions based on these data?
• Does your school have reading programs in place to address the needs of diverse learners?
• Does your school have the staff with the knowledge needed to implement these programs within an RTI model?