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WorksheetsDyslexia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is dyslexia?
A specific learning disability that causes people to see/read numbers and letters backwards or causes words to move around on a page.
A specific learning disability that is not neurobiological in origin but is characterized by difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition, poor spelling, and decoding abilities.
A specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin and is characterized by difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition, poor spelling, and decoding abilities.
A specific learning disability that affects people with average to below average intelligence and who are often unmotivated and sometimes have memory impairment.
Senate Bill 48 requires all Georgia elementary schools to screen students in K-3 for dyslexia beginning 2024/25.
What else is included in SB 48?
a dyslexia handbook to assist school districts
dyslexia endorsement/PL for teachers
instruction on dyslexia and RTI to existing standards for teacher preparation programs
all of above
According to NAEP, 65% of 4th graders were below proficient in reading in 2021.
True
False
1 in is believed to have a reading disability.
(a)
Dyslexia cannot be identified until third grade.
True
False
Dyslexia can be caused by vision or how the eyes work.
True
False
Which is not an issue with dyslexia?
intelligence
phonology
writing
spelling
What should you do for students who are struggling with reading?
give them time to catch up
provide leveled readers
provide more independent reading time
begin intensive interventions immediately
Can people with dyslexia learn to read?
yes
no
maybe
Warning signs of dyslexia include:
poor spelling
difficulty with phonics
difficulty with word pronunciation
all of the above
