Word blindness - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Praxis II 5543 Special Education Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications (based on Praxis Practice Test, Momentary, and XamOnline) 100% Pass accommodations changes that minimize the affect of a student's disability in classroom modifications changes to the content taught, that allow a student to participate in the curriculum accommodations for students with receptive language deficits use of multiple modalities during instruction, overview/outline lesson before instruction, pre-teach...

What is the origin and meaning of "ang" Latin; bend What does the Conner's Report help diagnose? ADD Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms are _______? Morphemes Define prosody Flow of speech Define euphony sound/pleasing sound Reading nonsense words on a norm-referenced test is used to assess what? word attack What is the origin of the "schwa" or unstressed vowel sound? Latin What is the origin of the affixing of base words? Latin What is the orig...

Samuel Orton a neuropathologist, noticed boys who could not read; coined the term "strephosymbolia" to describe the problem of reversals in dyslexia. Recognized that dyslexia was most likely neurologically based but its treatment must be educational. Advocated highly structured instruction. Adolph Kussmaul Credited with coining the term "word blindness" to the isolated condition affecting the ability to recognize and read text. Rudolph Berlin -German physician, coined "dysle...

Severe visual impairment inability to read newsprint even with glasses Total blindness no light perception and no usable vision Functional blindness has some light perception but no usable vision Legal blindness having central visual field acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correction or a peripheral visual field of 20 degrees or less (includes both functional and total blindness) Keratoconjunctivitis fancy word for dry eyes; common in older adults; "sand in the eye"; typicall...

Dr. Samuel T. Orton - ANSWERSa neuropathologist coined the term "strephosymbolia" which replaced congenital word blindness treatment must be highly structured education Anna Gillingham - ANSWERSEducational psychologist A diagnostician who worked with Dr. Orton. Together they developed procedures for remediation or reading, spelling, and writing. Mary Ann Wolf - ANSWERSDouble-deficit hypothesis-deficiency in both phoneme awareness and naming speed Arthur Benton - ANSWERSHe beli...

Which of the following is most related to the conjunctiva? a. Is the mucous membrane that forms the inner lining of the eyelids b. Is the vascular layer of the eyeball; it supplies the retina with blood c. Is composed of circular and radial muscles d. Forms the cornea, the window of the eye ANS: A 80. On its way to the retina light does not pass through this structure. a. Pupil b. Vitreous humor c. Choroid d. Cornea ANS: C 81. Which of the following is not true of the lens? a. Chang...

accommodations - correct answer -changes that minimize the affect of a student's disability in classroom modifications - correct answer -changes to the content taught, that allow a student to participate in the curriculum accommodations for students with receptive language deficits - correct answer -use of multiple modalities during instruction, overview/outline lesson before instruction, pre-teach vocabulary, provide notes/summary of lesson, provide immediate practice, write down importa...

Strephosymbolia - ANSWERSLearning disorder in which symbols and especially phrases, words, or letters appear to be reversed or transposed in reading. Who coined word "Strephosymbolia" to differentiate between itself and "word-blindness"? - ANSWERSSamuel Orton What is synthetic teaching - ANSWERSPart to whole (teaching letter sounds, building up to blending to make words) What is analytic teaching - ANSWERSWhole to part What researcher has the most current finding of pho...

Pathway of Vision light -> cornea -> pupil/iris -> lens -> retina -> rods/cons -> bipolar cells -> ganglion cells -> optic nerve -> optic chiasm -> occipital lobe Cornea Clear, protective cover on the eye Pupil/iris Controls light entering the eye Lens Focuses light onto retina Fovea Best vision (cones) Rods black/white, dim light Cones Colors, bright light Bipolar cells Connects rods/cones and ganglion cells Ganglion cells opponent-processing occur...

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