CHYS 2P35 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Doublecortin, Reading Disability, Neurology
10 Apr 2015
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Composition of students with disabilities over 50% of exceptionalities. Phonemes smallest unit of sound kids with ld cannot manipulate the phonemes - sentences and comprehension is not happening. Neural ectopia (leading theory to explain difference in activation) Clumping up and disorganization of brain cells in left hemisphere if there is clumping up of cells a hiccup happens and it causes the problem. Cell migration theory cells are migrating up. Premature interruption of cell migration in the left hemisphere is associated with rd left hemisphere are supposed to go to the left hemisphere cells are stopping before they get to the right spot and are being interrupted. Genes - dcdc2 a mutation in dcdc2 is associated with rd. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (snip) on dcdc2 lead to a mutation. Instructional reading programs for children with learning disabilities: orton-gillingham, lindamood bell reading programs, reading recovery, reading rocks, etc.
