day fourteen: dysgraphia / dyslexia

Question 1

learning disorder is a

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neurobiolgical disorder

- differences in brain structure

Question 2

learning disorder may result in

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receptive language 
expressive language 
reading 
writing 
spelling 
mathematical computation

Question 3

DSM V requires that academic skills be

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well below average

Question 4

DSM V also requires that

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the disability interferes with occupational performance, or activities of daily living

Question 5

learning disorders are based on

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ability testing

Question 6

learning disorder does quality individuals for

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Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations

Question 7

learning differences def:

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describes a typical performance
no standardized measures taken to measure
achievement or aptitude
not protected under IDEA or ADA laws

Question 8

developmental articulation disorder:

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problems with speech production

- can be related to fluency (previously known as stuttering)

Question 9

developmental articulation disorder can be related to

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fluency

- previously known as stuttering

Question 10

difficulty with developmental articulation disorders is

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annunciation of letters/words

Question 11

expressive language disorder:

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difficulty conveying knowledge through speech / technology

Question 12

receptive language disorder:

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difficulty understanding or acting on auditory commands

Question 13

auditory processing disorder:

Question 14

symptoms of auditory processing disorders:

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poor comprehension of auditory information
needs increased time to process
confusion of syllable sequence

Question 15

dyslexia:

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neurological disability that is characterized by difficulties with accurate and / or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding ability

Question 16

list three structural differences:

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increase white matter
directionality changes
larger R side corpus callosum in dyslexic

Question 17

list four physiological difference in dyslexic:

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• impaired mapping
• decreased activation in typical reading areas
• decreased processing speed
• increased activation in the insular cortex reading is not fun for dyslexics

Question 18

genetics differences in dyslexia:

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chromosomes 6, 15, and 3

Question 19

left temporo parietal cortex problems:

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correspondence rules, semantic processing

Question 20

left temporo parietal cortex:

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sounding out novel words, semantic representation

Question 21

left infero temporal cortex

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early reading decoding

Question 22

phonetic awareness

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ability to distinguish between sounds within a one-syllable word

Question 23

phonetic memory

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ability to remember sound across a word during word attack skills

Question 24

rapid naming

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speed at which sounds or words can be retrieved form the long term meory into the working memory as you read

Question 25

dyslexics use a lot of ____ to read

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visual memory

Question 26

common mistakes made by dyslexic readers?

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reading by shape 
letters out of sequence
inserting/omitting 
leaving out silent 
ignoring suffices, prefixes

Question 27

dysgraphia includes:

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dyslexic
dysgraphia
motor based dysgraphia
spatial dysgraphia

Question 28

four components of writing:

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1. reads the words/ passages to be copied
2. converts language into words
3. integration of VP skills to recall the shape of the letters
4. fine motor coordination to accurately form the letters

Question 29

motor dysgraphia:

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poor handwriting due to “motor clumsiness”
verbally adept
skillful readers and spellers

Question 30

motor dysgraphia has three things:

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good oral spelling
poor drawing
poor finger tapping

Question 31

spatial dysgraphia is

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poor handwriting due to deficits in understanding space

- deficits in spatial perception which interferes with letter formation and drawing

Question 32

spatial dysgraphia has three things:

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good oral spelling
poor drawing
normal finger tapping

Question 33

vision intervention:

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compensatory - reduce visual stimuli or provide writing guide

Question 34

auditory intervention

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enhance phonemic awareness

Question 35

tactile/ proprioceptive intervention

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enhance tactile discrimination when writing letters

Question 36

cognitive intervention

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metacognitive strategies to remember spelling or comprehension