Reading interventions

Question 1

what is a reading intervention?

Answer 1

a focused, intentional and instructional period of time which helps a struggling child

starts on individual sounds then builds up to words then phrases then sentences

Question 2

What are the two routes in the Duel Route Model?

Answer 2

explains that we have two strategies for learning to read

1) direct/visual strategy using memory to read familiar words
2) indirect route that requires converting graphemes to phonemes for reading unfamiliar words

Question 3

What do both the routes in the DRM begin with?

Answer 3

identification of visual features, then letters which are encoded in their position in the word

Question 4

What do both the routes in the DRM end with?

Answer 4

phoneme stage

containing individual speech sounds within a word, this encodes them in their correct position for speech

Question 5

How does the DRM relate to dyslexia?

Answer 5

interventions have shown improvements in spelling and reading performance

test through non-word reading which can only be processed through route 2

highlights children may have issues acquiring one route or the other

Question 6

Structured literacy intervetion

Answer 6

identifying sounds in words

connecting letters to sounds

sentence structure

fluency and comprehension

Question 7

Dyslexic children

Answer 7

difficulties identifying sounds within words

production relied on representation and representation relies on phonology

important for all children to talk about meaning not just decoding words

young children can be intensely taught these skills to catch up

Question 8

Word recognition

Answer 8

taught by highlighting morphemes

and by writing - multisensory experience

Question 9

Sentence framing

Answer 9

reading words as part of a meaningful sentence

tone of voice makes it easier to learn how to read

Question 10

music rhythm based training

Answer 10

helps improve speed and verbal working memory

Question 11

incorporating multisensory approaches

Answer 11

tapping out phonemes

using mirrors to see the sound they make

assigning gestures to sounds and then saying a work for the class to gesture at

guided, then collaborative then independent

Question 12

intervention timing

Answer 12

early intervention key - want to optimise child’s progress

interventions are 2x as good if they are delivered in 1st two years of schooling

consequence of later identification is anxiety