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Page 1: Every Child Achieving: The ABCs of Addressing the Educational Needs of Children with Learning Disabilities Nancy Hennessy M.Ed. nhennessy@charter.netORBIDA

Every Child Achieving:Every Child Achieving:The ABCs of Addressing the The ABCs of Addressing the

Educational Needs of Children Educational Needs of Children with Learning Disabilitieswith Learning Disabilities

Nancy Hennessy M.Ed.Nancy Hennessy [email protected]@charter.net

ORBIDAORBIDAFeb. 24, 2007Feb. 24, 2007

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Knowledge rich vs. knowledge Knowledge rich vs. knowledge poor instructionalpoor instructional

environments in which informed environments in which informed vs. uninformed professional vs. uninformed professional

judgmentsjudgmentsguide teaching learning process guide teaching learning process

in reading instruction.in reading instruction.

How do we get there?How do we get there?

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By understanding ……………By understanding ……………

Dyslexia Dyslexia Science of ReadingScience of Reading Connection between the Structure of Connection between the Structure of

Language and the Science of ReadingLanguage and the Science of Reading Need for Continuum of Learning Need for Continuum of Learning

OpportunitiesOpportunities Remediation to accommodation……….Remediation to accommodation……….

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Learning disabilities can affect a Learning disabilities can affect a person's ability in the areas of: person's ability in the areas of:

Listening Listening Speaking Speaking Reading Reading Writing Writing MathematicsMathematics

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Masks of Learning DisabilitiesMasks of Learning Disabilities

Super competenceSuper competence ContemptContempt VictimVictim PerfectionPerfection HelplessnessHelplessness OutrageousnessOutrageousness Good SamaritanGood Samaritan ClownClown Bad behaviorBad behavior InvisibilityInvisibility Not caringNot caring

The Masks Students Wear, Sally SmithThe Masks Students Wear, Sally Smith

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StatisticsStatistics 60-80% of students 60-80% of students

with an identified with an identified specific learning specific learning disability have that disability have that disability in the area disability in the area of reading and of reading and languagelanguage

1 out of every 5-10 1 out of every 5-10 students has some students has some degree of dyslexiadegree of dyslexia

National Institute of Health:Child Health and Human Development

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Dyslexia is…..Dyslexia is…..

a specific learning _________ that isa specific learning _________ that is ___________ based and manifested by___________ based and manifested by difficulties with decoding and _______ difficulties with decoding and _______

that are that are the result of a deficit in the the result of a deficit in the

________component of language________component of language and is often______ and and is often______ and secondary consequences may secondary consequences may

include problems in_________.include problems in_________.

comprehensionphonological

disabilityencoding

unexpectedneurologically

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What it might look like….What it might look like….

Problems with:Problems with: language developmentlanguage development remembering oral language e.g. words and remembering oral language e.g. words and

directionsdirections letter-sound recallletter-sound recall segmenting, blending speech sounds to read words segmenting, blending speech sounds to read words segmenting speech sounds and identifying letters to segmenting speech sounds and identifying letters to

spell wordsspell words reading words, phrases, and passages automaticallyreading words, phrases, and passages automatically comprehending words, phrases, sentences and comprehending words, phrases, sentences and

passagespassages

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Though she seemed to have an above average vocabulary for her age, Sarah couldn’t seem to translate it to paper. It was as if she couldn't learn to read or write.

Sarah’s Mother

What had been a shadowy suspicion that hovered on the edge of consciousness became a certain knowledge the year I was nine and entered fourth grade. I seemed to be like other children, but I was not like them: I could not learn to read or spell.

Eileen (In the Mind’s Eye)

I am a dyslexic and I feel that this learning disability is like a thief in the night. It (dyslexia) never will rob you completely, but rob you just enough to make you work twice as hard to become productive in comparison to other people without this disability.

Adult Dyslexic

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Closing the gap…Closing the gap…

“If a child is dyslexic early on in school, “If a child is dyslexic early on in school, that child will continue to experience that child will continue to experience

reading problems unless he is provided reading problems unless he is provided with scientifically based proven with scientifically based proven

intervention.”intervention.”

Shaywitz, 2003Shaywitz, 2003

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By understanding ……………By understanding ……………

Dyslexia Dyslexia Science of ReadingScience of Reading Connection between Structure of Connection between Structure of

Language and the Science of ReadingLanguage and the Science of Reading Continuum of instructional optionsContinuum of instructional options

Remediation to accommodation……….Remediation to accommodation……….

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““Research is the only Research is the only defensible foundation for defensible foundation for

educational practice.”educational practice.”

If not scientific evidence, then what:If not scientific evidence, then what: traditiontradition philosophyphilosophy superstitionsuperstition anecdoteanecdote intuitionintuition

The Voice of The Voice of Evidence, 2004Evidence, 2004

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ResearchResearch

““Whether we enter the Whether we enter the best of best of times is dependent on whether or times is dependent on whether or not we use the gifts research has not we use the gifts research has

provided wisely or foolishly.”provided wisely or foolishly.”

Marzano, 2003Marzano, 2003

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Three Decades of Three Decades of Research…..Research…..

National Institute of Child and Health National Institute of Child and Health Development Development www.nichd.orgwww.nichd.org

National Right to Read Foundation National Right to Read Foundation www.nrrf.orgwww.nrrf.org Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children- Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children-

National Research Council National Research Council www.nationacademies.org/nrcwww.nationacademies.org/nrc

NATIONAL READING PANEL NATIONAL READING PANEL www.nationalreadingwww.nationalreadingpanel.orgpanel.org

Reading for Understanding: Toward a R&D Reading for Understanding: Toward a R&D Program in Reading Comprehension Program in Reading Comprehension www.rand.orgwww.rand.org

Institute of Educational Sciences-What Works Institute of Educational Sciences-What Works Clearinghouse Clearinghouse www.ed.govwww.ed.gov

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Catalyst for ChangeCatalyst for Change based on reliable, valid and converging based on reliable, valid and converging

evidenceevidence

Policy Policy

Reading Excellence ActReading Excellence ActNCLBNCLB

Reading FirstReading FirstReauthorization of IDEAReauthorization of IDEA

PracticePracticeCurriculumCurriculum

AssessmentAssessmentProfessional DevelopmentProfessional Development

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Age Old Questions?Age Old Questions?

Are our students learning?Are our students learning?If not, why not?If not, why not?

Which kids need a nudge?Which kids need a nudge?How do we know?How do we know?

How can we intervene?How can we intervene?Is it working or not?Is it working or not?How do we know?How do we know?

Are there some kids that need a bigger nudge?Are there some kids that need a bigger nudge?How can we further intervene?How can we further intervene?

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So, who needs the nudge?So, who needs the nudge?

25-30% at risk25-30% at risk(percentage is higher for poor, minority students)(percentage is higher for poor, minority students)

Sally

Avi

Joseph

Jamal

Emma

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What does the “nudger” What does the “nudger” do…..do…..

Screens K-2 + to identify “at risk” readersScreens K-2 + to identify “at risk” readers

Systematically delivers research based instruction initially Systematically delivers research based instruction initially in general education. Uses a tiered approach to instruction: in general education. Uses a tiered approach to instruction:

Core reading programCore reading program Small group intervention, then for some……Small group intervention, then for some…… Intensive strategic intervention/remediation 1:1 or small Intensive strategic intervention/remediation 1:1 or small

group (potentially special education)group (potentially special education)

Measures student response to intervention (progress Measures student response to intervention (progress monitoring)monitoring)

Uses student data to inform instructionUses student data to inform instruction

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Catch them before they fail….Catch them before they fail….

““It takes 4 times as long to intervene in fourth It takes 4 times as long to intervene in fourth grade as it does in late kindergarten.”grade as it does in late kindergarten.”

NICHDNICHD

““One of the most compelling findings from reading One of the most compelling findings from reading research is that children who get off to a poor start research is that children who get off to a poor start in reading rarely catch up.”in reading rarely catch up.”

Torgeson, 1998Torgeson, 1998

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DIBELSDIBELSDynamic Dynamic Indicators of Basic Indicators of Basic EssentialEssential Literacy Literacy SkillsSkillsInitial sound fluencyInitial sound fluency

Letter naming Letter naming fluencyfluency

Phoneme Phoneme segmentation segmentation fluencyfluency

Nonsense word Nonsense word fluencyfluency

Oral reading fluencyOral reading fluency

Oral retelling Oral retelling fluencyfluency

Word use fluencyWord use fluency

www.uoregon.edu www.uoregon.edu

PARPARPredictive Predictive Assessment of Assessment of ReadingReading

AlphabetAlphabet

Letter Word CallingLetter Word Calling

Picture NamingPicture Naming

Phonemic Phonemic AwarenessAwareness

Rapid NamingRapid Naming

www.childsmind.orgwww.childsmind.org

TPRI……TPRI……Texas Primary Texas Primary Reading InventoryReading Inventory

Grapho-phonemic Grapho-phonemic awarenessawareness

Phonological Phonological Awareness Awareness Book/print Book/print awarenessawareness

Listening Listening comprehensioncomprehension

Word readingWord reading

FluencyFluency

ComprehensionComprehension

www.tpri.orgwww.tpri.org

OTHER…..OTHER…..CBMCBM

CBACBA

Classroom testsClassroom tests

Self-reports/Self-reports/interviewsinterviews

ObservationsObservations

Permanent products Permanent products

Portfolios Portfolios

Rating scalesRating scales

RubricsRubrics

Screening, progress monitoring….

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A tiered approach to instruction?A tiered approach to instruction?

Layers of intervention Layers of intervention responding to student responding to student needsneeds

Each tier provides Each tier provides more intensive and more intensive and supportive interventionsupportive intervention

Aimed at preventing Aimed at preventing reading disabilitiesreading disabilities

Dr. Joseph Torgeson, Dr. Joseph Torgeson, 20042004

TIER I

TIER II

TIER III

70-80%

10-30%

5-10%

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Research Based InstructionResearch Based Instruction phonemic awarenessphonemic awareness phonicsphonics fluencyfluency vocabularyvocabulary text comprehensiontext comprehension writingwriting assessmentassessment

Put Reading First, The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Put Reading First, The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read, 2001Read, 2001

www.nifl.govwww.nifl.gov

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Most powerful instruction…..Most powerful instruction…..Torgeson, 2005Torgeson, 2005

More time More time Smaller groupSmaller group Targeted at right levelTargeted at right level Provide systematic and explicit instruction in Provide systematic and explicit instruction in

deficient component skills-phonemic awareness, deficient component skills-phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and reading phonics, fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension comprehension

Clearer, more detailed explanations, more Clearer, more detailed explanations, more systematic instructional sequencesystematic instructional sequence

More extensive opportunity for guided practiceMore extensive opportunity for guided practice More opportunity for error corrections and feedbackMore opportunity for error corrections and feedback

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Linnae Ehri’s Phases of Word Linnae Ehri’s Phases of Word Reading-Reading-LETRSLETRS

incidental visual cues

letter knowledge

partialphoneme awareness complete

phonemeawareness

phoneme-grapheme

correspondence

early sight word

learning

reading fluently

by sound,syllable,

morpheme,whole word,

familiesand

analogies

Logograhic

Early Alphabetic

Mature Alphabetic

Orthographic

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In what ways might this In what ways might this information inform my information inform my

practice??practice??

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By understanding ……………By understanding ……………

Dyslexia Dyslexia Science of ReadingScience of Reading Connection between Structure of Connection between Structure of

Language and the Science of Language and the Science of ReadingReading

Continuum of Learning OpportunitiesContinuum of Learning Opportunities Remediation to accommodation……….Remediation to accommodation……….

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The structure of language….The structure of language….

PhonologyPhonology MorphologyMorphology OrthographyOrthography SemanticsSemantics SyntaxSyntax Discourse and pragmaticsDiscourse and pragmatics EtymologyEtymology

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The Sound FactoryThe Sound Factory

PhonologyPhonology

Phonological awarenessPhonological awareness

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Phonological Processing

Verbal short term

memory

Rapid serial naming

Phonological awareness

Articulation speed

Word awarenessSyllable

awareness

Phonemic awareness

Uhry, 2005

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Phonological awarenessPhonological awareness

““attending to, thinking about and attending to, thinking about and manipulating the individual phonemes manipulating the individual phonemes

within spoken words and syllables.”within spoken words and syllables.”(Brady & Scarborough, 2003)(Brady & Scarborough, 2003)

““ability to manipulate and play with ability to manipulate and play with sounds”sounds”

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Five levels of difficulty, an Five levels of difficulty, an instructional sequence…instructional sequence…

Adams, 1990Adams, 1990

Sensitivity to rhymeSensitivity to rhyme Recognition of patterns of rhyme and Recognition of patterns of rhyme and

alliteration in wordsalliteration in words Partial phoneme segmentation-syllable Partial phoneme segmentation-syllable

splitting and onset-rimesplitting and onset-rime Full Phoneme segmentationFull Phoneme segmentation Phoneme manipulationPhoneme manipulation

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InstructionInstruction

Morning newsMorning news Poetry, songs, jinglesPoetry, songs, jingles Language Language

themes/embedthemes/embed

teach explicitlyteach explicitly use a sequenceuse a sequence teach as an oral activity teach as an oral activity

working toward using working toward using letters to represent sounds letters to represent sounds as segmentation is as segmentation is masteredmastered

15 minutes……..15 minutes……..

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SoundSound+ +

Letter FactoryLetter Factory

PhonologyPhonologyOrthographyOrthographyMorphologyMorphology

PhonicsPhonicsAdvanced PhonicsAdvanced Phonics

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OrthographyOrthographyHow do we represent these sounds??How do we represent these sounds??

Consonant soundsConsonant sounds Vowel soundsVowel sounds

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PhonicsPhonics

““learning of learning of letterletter-sound -sound associations used for reading and associations used for reading and

spelling.”spelling.”

(Gillon, 2004)(Gillon, 2004)

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Decoding-Spelling Continuum

PA

ABC

Sounds

Consonants Vowels

Compounds

Prefixes/Suffixes

SyllablesPatterns

Latin Greek

Marcia Henry, 2003

Fluency

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VowelsVowels

Vacation came on a rainy day/ so eight Vacation came on a rainy day/ so eight reindeer would not obey.reindeer would not obey.

He needs meat and candy./ These I believe He needs meat and candy./ These I believe he will receive for his money.he will receive for his money.

I like to be under the night sky/ to eat my I like to be under the night sky/ to eat my pie in style.pie in style.

Go home on a boat/ and show a shoulder Go home on a boat/ and show a shoulder and toe.and toe.

Soon the new ruby in June/ will fit you. The Soon the new ruby in June/ will fit you. The blue suit is neutral.blue suit is neutral.

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Effective instruction…….Effective instruction…….

SystematicSystematic ExplicitExplicit Provides opportunity to practice and Provides opportunity to practice and

apply learning (letters and sounds to apply learning (letters and sounds to reading of words) reading of words)

PFRPFR

www.nifl.orgwww.nifl.org

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The Meaning FactoryThe Meaning Factory

SemanticsSemantics

VocabularyVocabularyComprehensionComprehension

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Semantic MapSemantic Map (Moats, 2003)(Moats, 2003)

target word

synonymsdefinition

antonyms

Other categories

More examples

Linguistic structurephonemessyllables

morphemes spelling patterns

connotationPersonal experiences

IdiomsSpecific texts

multiple meanings

sometimesconfused

with

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What is vocabulary?What is vocabulary?

ReceptiveReceptive listeninglistening readingreading

ExpressiveExpressive speaking speaking writingwriting

No clueNo clue Heard it but don’t Heard it but don’t

know it meansknow it means Recognize it, know Recognize it, know

it t has something it t has something to do with____to do with____

Own itOwn it

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Beck’s Tiers of WordsBeck’s Tiers of Words

Words have different utilities. Suggested goal of Words have different utilities. Suggested goal of

400 Tier 2 words per year.400 Tier 2 words per year.

Tier 1

Tier 2

[ 8,000 Word Families ]

[7,000 Word Families]

Tier 1: Most Familiar Words

Need No Instruction

Tier 3

3: Used Infrequently

Limited to Specific Domains

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Characteristics of Tier 2 WordsCharacteristics of Tier 2 Words

sophisticatedsophisticatedordinary words for mature language usersordinary words for mature language users

generous vs. nicegenerous vs. nice

high utilityhigh utilityuseful across many contextsuseful across many contexts

devour vs. ingestdevour vs. ingest

conceptually appropriateconceptually appropriatestudents understand general concepts but lack precision students understand general concepts but lack precision

and specificityand specificity

anxious vs. sultryanxious vs. sultry

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Instructional GuidelinesInstructional Guidelines

Provide a contextProvide a context Build a student friendly definitionBuild a student friendly definition Provide examples beyond context of the storyProvide examples beyond context of the story Interact with wordsInteract with words Reinforce use beyond classReinforce use beyond class

(adapted from Beck, 2002)(adapted from Beck, 2002)

““To have an impact on comprehension, To have an impact on comprehension, vocabulary instruction must be rich-simply vocabulary instruction must be rich-simply defining words is not enough.”defining words is not enough.”

Beck, 2002Beck, 2002

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The Meaning FactoryThe Meaning Factory

SyntaxSyntaxDiscourseDiscourse

ComprehensionComprehension

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Sentence Comprehension-some Sentence Comprehension-some

observationsobservations

Essential to forming accurate concepts Essential to forming accurate concepts (understanding of whole)(understanding of whole)

Two critical areas are sentence structure (simple, Two critical areas are sentence structure (simple, compound, complex) and cohesive tiescompound, complex) and cohesive ties

Normally achieving readers gain ability to Normally achieving readers gain ability to understand and use increasingly complex understand and use increasingly complex syntactical patterns while poor readers lag behindsyntactical patterns while poor readers lag behind

““Children who perform well on grammatical Children who perform well on grammatical awareness tasks tend to be better able to awareness tasks tend to be better able to monitor accuracy of reading.”monitor accuracy of reading.”

Carlisle, 2001Carlisle, 2001

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Discourse and text Discourse and text structures…structures…

ExpositoryExpository NarrativeNarrative

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Narrative ExpositoryNarrative Expository

Purpose is to Purpose is to entertainentertain

Consistent text Consistent text structurestructure

Focus on Focus on character’s/goalscharacter’s/goals

Requires multiple Requires multiple perspectivesperspectives

Connective words Connective words not as critical-and, not as critical-and, then, sothen, so

Text can stand Text can stand alonealone

Purpose is to Purpose is to informinform

Variable text Variable text structurestructure

Focus on facts, Focus on facts, ideasideas

Perspective of Perspective of authorauthor

Connective words Connective words critical-because, if-critical-because, if-then, beforethen, before

Integration of Integration of information across information across textstexts

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““Text comprehension can be improved Text comprehension can be improved by instruction that helps readers use by instruction that helps readers use specific comprehension strategies.”specific comprehension strategies.”

recognizing story structurerecognizing story structure using graphic and semantic organizersusing graphic and semantic organizers summarizingsummarizing answering questionsanswering questions generating questionsgenerating questions monitoring comprehensionmonitoring comprehension

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““Effective comprehension strategy Effective comprehension strategy instruction is explicit or direct.” instruction is explicit or direct.”

direct explanationdirect explanation modelingmodeling guided practiceguided practice applicationapplication

www.nifl.orgwww.nifl.org

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FluencyFluencyAbility to read quickly, effortlessly and Ability to read quickly, effortlessly and

with expressionwith expression

“The ability to read connected text rapidly, smoothly and effortlessly with little attention to mechanics of

reading such as decoding.”(Meyers & Felton,

1999)

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InstructionInstruction

ModelingModeling Repeated reading with guidanceRepeated reading with guidance Monitoring progressMonitoring progress

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By understanding ……………By understanding ……………

Dyslexia Dyslexia Science of ReadingScience of Reading Connection between Structure of Connection between Structure of

Language and the Science of ReadingLanguage and the Science of Reading Continuum of Learning Continuum of Learning

OpportunitiesOpportunities Remediation to accommodation……….Remediation to accommodation……….

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RemediationRemediation“multisensory structured language “multisensory structured language

programs”programs” Phonology andPhonology and

Phonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness

Sound-Symbol AssociationSound-Symbol Association

Syllable InstructionSyllable Instruction

MorphologyMorphology

SyntaxSyntax

SemanticsSemantics

Simultaneous, MultisensorySimultaneous, Multisensory

Systematic and Systematic and CumulativeCumulative

Direct InstructionDirect Instruction

Diagnostic TeachingDiagnostic Teaching

Synthetic and Analytic Synthetic and Analytic InstructionInstruction

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Effective teachersEffective teachers……

“Research has shown that “Research has shown that teachers who are most teachers who are most

effective at including students effective at including students with disabilities and other with disabilities and other diverse learning needs are diverse learning needs are

also generally effective also generally effective classroom teachers.” classroom teachers.”

(Mastropieri et al, (Mastropieri et al, 1998)1998)

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Classroom Instruction That Works Classroom Instruction That Works Marzano et al, 2001Marzano et al, 2001

ASCDASCD

Reinforcing effort and providing recognitionReinforcing effort and providing recognition Strategic instructionStrategic instruction Nonlinguistic representationNonlinguistic representation Questions, cues and advance organizersQuestions, cues and advance organizers Summarizing and note-takingSummarizing and note-taking Cooperative learningCooperative learning Homework and practiceHomework and practice Getting objectives and providing feedbackGetting objectives and providing feedback Generating and testing hypotheses Generating and testing hypotheses Identifying similarities and differenceIdentifying similarities and difference

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Study Skills and Learning Study Skills and Learning Strategies DefinedStrategies Defined

A systematic A systematic planplan for: for:acquiringacquiringobtainingobtaininginputtinginputting

storingstoringorganizingorganizingprocessingprocessing

expressingexpressingoutputtingoutputtingapplyingapplying

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They are……They are……

reflective practitionersreflective practitionersflexibleflexible

understand individualizationunderstand individualizationcaringcaring

open to natural supportsopen to natural supportsfairnessfairness

Adapted Bauer & Kroeger,2004Adapted Bauer & Kroeger,2004

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Think about accommodations..Think about accommodations..InstructionInstructional al environmeenvironmentnt

Selection of Selection of instructioninstructional contental content

Structure/Structure/

presentatiopresentation of n of contentcontent

InstructionInstructional al strategies/strategies/

activitiesactivities

Student Student assessmentassessment

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Compensatory toolsCompensatory toolsAssistive technologyAssistive technology

Word processing softwareWord processing software Voice recognition softwareVoice recognition software Text to speech softwareText to speech software Presentation softwarePresentation software Organizing ideas softwareOrganizing ideas software Electronic organizersElectronic organizers

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Knowledge rich vs. knowledge Knowledge rich vs. knowledge poor instructionalpoor instructional

environments in which informed environments in which informed vs. uninformed professional vs. uninformed professional

judgmentsjudgmentsguide teaching learning process guide teaching learning process

in reading instruction.in reading instruction.

How do we get there?How do we get there?

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Then she went into the living room and found the book on the shelf,

the very book, that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago. She spooned honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness, and

said to herself, “The honey is sweet, and so is knowledge,

but the knowledge is like the bee who made the honey, it has to be chased through

the pages of the book!”

Thank You, Mr. FalkerP. Polacco

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By understanding ……………By understanding ……………

Dyslexia Dyslexia Science of ReadingScience of Reading Connection between the Structure of Connection between the Structure of

Language and the Science of ReadingLanguage and the Science of Reading Need for Continuum of Learning Need for Continuum of Learning

OpportunitiesOpportunities Remediation to accommodation……….Remediation to accommodation……….

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Thank you!!!!Thank you!!!!

[email protected]@charter.net

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Personal PicksPersonal PicksGeneralGeneral

Moats, L.(2005). Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Moats, L.(2005). Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.Spelling. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

ResearchResearch

McCardle, P. & Chhabra, V. The Voice of Evidence in Reading McCardle, P. & Chhabra, V. The Voice of Evidence in Reading Research (2004). Baltimore: Paul Brookes.Research (2004). Baltimore: Paul Brookes.

Learning Disabilities Roundtable. (2005, February). Comments and recommendations on regulatory issues under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Public Law 108-446.

Lyon, G. R., Fletcher, J. M., Shaywitz, S. E., Shaywitz, B. A., Torgesen, J. K., Wood, F., et al. (200l). Rethinking learning disabilities. In C. E. Finn Jr., A. J. Rotherham, & C. R. Hokanson Jr. (Eds.), Rethinking Special Education for a New Century (pp. 259–287). Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. l

National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. (2005). Responsiveness to Intervention and Learning Disabilities. www.interdys.org

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Phonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness

Gillon, G. Phonological Awareness: From Research to Practice (2004). Gillon, G. Phonological Awareness: From Research to Practice (2004). New York: The Guilford PressNew York: The Guilford Press

Torgesen, J.K., & Mathes, P. (2000). A Basic Guide to Understanding, Assessing, and Teaching Phonological Awareness. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.

Dyslexia and MSL InstructionDyslexia and MSL Instruction

Birsh, J. (2005). Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills (2Birsh, J. (2005). Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills (2ndnd Ed). Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.Ed). Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.

Cunningham, A.E. & Stanovich, K.E. (1998). What reading does for the mind. American Educator, 22(Spring/Summer), 8-15.

Gough, P. B. (1996). How children learn to read and why they fail. Annals of Dyslexia, 46, 3-20.

Joshi, M. (2004) Dyslexia: Myths, Misconceptions and Some Practical Applications. Baltimore, MD: International Dyslexia Association.

Shaywitz, S. (2003). Overcoming Dyslexia. New York: Alfred A. Knopf

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Decoding and SpellingDecoding and Spelling Moats, LMoats, L., ., Speech to Print. (2000), Baltimore. MD: Paul Brookes Speech to Print. (2000), Baltimore. MD: Paul Brookes

Publishing.Publishing. Henry, M., Unlocking Literacy (2003). Baltimore, MD: Paul Brookes Henry, M., Unlocking Literacy (2003). Baltimore, MD: Paul Brookes

Publishing.Publishing. Juel, C., & Minden-Cupp, C. (2000). Learning to read words:

Linguistic units and instructional strategies. Reading Research

Quarterly, 35, 458-492.

Fluency

Torgesen, J.K., Rashotte, C.A., Alexander, A. (2001). Principles of fluency instruction in reading: Relationships with established empirical outcomes. In M. Wolf (Ed. ), Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain. Parkton, MD: York Press.

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VocabularyVocabulary Baumann, J. & Ed Kameenui, E. (2002). Vocabulary Instruction:

Research to Practice. New York: Guilford Press. Beck, I. & McKeown, M. (2002). Bringing Words to Life: Robust

Vocabulary Instruction. New York: Guilford Press. Graves, M.F. Vocabulary Book (2006).New York: Teachers College

Press. Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. (1995) Meaningful Differences. Baltimore,

MD: Brookes Publishing.

Comprehension

Beck, I. Et al. (1998). Getting at the meaning. American Educator, Summer, 66-71

Carlisle, J. & ice, M. (2002) Improving Reading Comprehension: Research-Based Principles and Practices. Baltimore: York Press.

Reading for Understanding: Toward An R&D program in Reading Comprehension. Rand Reading Study Group: Rand Education, 2000.

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ResourcesResources

www.ldonline.orgwww.ldonline.org www.schwablearning.orgwww.schwablearning.org www.interdys.orgwww.interdys.org www.ncld.orgwww.ncld.org www.rfbd.orgwww.rfbd.org www.sparktop.orgwww.sparktop.org

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Curriculum, Curriculum, programs…………………programs…………………

IDA Matrix-www.interdys.orgIDA Matrix-www.interdys.org Alliance-www.the alliance.orgAlliance-www.the alliance.org AOGPE-www.ortonacademy.orgAOGPE-www.ortonacademy.org www.fcrrwww.fcrr www.uoregon.eduwww.uoregon.edu