EDS3240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dyslexia, Phonological Awareness, Pediatrics

• School: Edith Cowan University
• Department: Education
• Course: EDS3240
• Professor: Susan Main

Document Summary

Overview of the lecture: terminology; difference between students with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, dyslexia and working memory, response to intervention; three wave model - what works from the research. Students with learning difficulties: class or school based assessment especially in junior primary such as phonics screening check (uk), socs (screen of oral communication), spat-r (sutherland. Phonological awareness test), aist (astronaut invented spelling test) and doe on- Students with learning disabilities: diagnosis from a qualified professional such as educational psychologist, neuro- psychologist, clinical psychologist, school psychologist, paediatrician. Dyslexia is characterised by difficulties with accurate and or fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede the growth of vocabulary and background knowledge.