SLD Literacy - Accessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties - Modules 5-8 (Section 2)

In Modules 5-8, the Simple View of Reading is revisited focusing on reading comprehension. Learners will determine if reading comprehension problems are a result of word-reading problems, language problems, or both. Critical skills needed for language comprehension are presented, as well as the situation model and its effects on reading comprehension. Intervention-oriented assessment is described and defined. Phonological skills and assessment of phonological skills are presented. Letter-sound skills and phonics skills are assessed using nonsense word reading. Assessments for reading identification, word recognition, and reading fluency are described.

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Module 5 - Reading, Comprehension

Module 5 is comprised of two sessions.

Watch Module 5 Videos - (26 Min)

Module 5.1 - The Simple View of Reading
and Reading Comprehension - (13 Min)

Module 5.2 Skills Required for Language
Comprehension and Reading Comprehension (12.5 Min)

Module 5 Key Takeaways

Module 5 Reflection Questions

What has been your understanding of reading comprehension difficulties? How, if at all, does the Simple View clarify your understanding?
How might a teacher promote the critical skills of reading comprehension across content areas?

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Module 6 - Introduction to Reading Assessment; Assessing Phonological Skills

Module 6 is comprised of three sessions.

Watch Module 6.1 videos - (48 Min)

Module 6.1 - Introduction to Intervention-
Oriented Assessment - (16 Min)

Module 6.2 - Issues in assessing
Phonological Skills - (16 Min)

Module 6.3 - Phonological Awareness
and Blending Assessment- (16 Min)

Module 6 Key Takeaways

Module 6 Reflection Questions

What might you need to consider adjusting your assessment practices to become “intervention oriented”?
How might you design a battery that includes the assessment of phonological skills?
How have you been assessing phonemic blending and analysis? If you haven’t, what might you do differently?

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Module 7 - Assessing Letter-Sound Skills and Phonics Skills

Module 7 is comprised of one session.

Watch Module 7 video - (14 Min)

Module 7.1 -
Assessing Letter-Sound Skills
and Phonics Skills - (14 Min)

Module 7 Key Takeaways

Module 7.1 Key Takeaways (PDF)

Module 7 Reflection Question

How have you used nonsense word reading subtests? Is there anything you might now do differently?

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Module 8 - Accessing Word Identification and Word Recognition

Module 8 is comprised of two sessions.

Watch Module 8 Videos - (22 Min)

Module 8.1 - Assessing Word Identification
and Word Recognition- (12 Min)

Module 8.2 - Accessing Reading
Fluency - (10 Min)

Module 8 Key Takeaways

Module 8 Reflection Questions

How might the ability to distinguish between word recognition and word identification help you to assess for reading difficulties?
What type of reading fluency tests have you used? How have you interpreted them?

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Modules 5 - 8 Credit

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To receive a certificate for three (3) hours of recertification credit, participants must complete a brief evaluation survey and pass a six (6) question quiz with a score of five correct answers or higher.

Modules 5-8 Evaluation & Quiz

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