Literacy

Question 1

Pre-literacy skills lacking in children with SLI

Answer 1

Narrative ability
Phoneme-grapheme knowledge
Spelling knowledge
Word awareness

Question 2

What is the goal of reading?

Answer 2

Comprehension

Question 3

Why are children with SLI at risk?

Answer 3

Begin with less language ability
Poor comprehension skills
Poor metalinguistic skills
Slower linguistic/overall information processing skills

Question 4

What processes effect reading development?

Answer 4

Phonological Awareness: analyzing the sound structure of language
Orthographic Awareness: Written language- how letters are formed and combined
Morphological Awareness: knowledge of the structure of words (good predictor of decoding skills)

Question 5

Reading Comprehension

Answer 5

Deficits may not be evident early on when phonics is extremely important
Poor comprehension related to poor oral language skills

Question 6

What are the 4 preschool target areas related to later reading development?

Answer 6

1. Alphabet knowledge: names of letters
2. Print and word awareness: how letters are formed
3. Phonological Awareness: awareness of sounds
4. Literate language: written conventions

Question 7

What are “Embedded Approaches” of literacy development

Answer 7

Fostered through high-quality daily literary experiences and interactions with print in meaningful activities.

Question 8

Give examples of Embedded approaches

Answer 8

• Morning message boards with words to count and segment sounds to blend into words.
• Sorting tasks by rhyming.
• Identifying beginning sounds with themed activities…
• Book sharing followed by questions

Question 9

What are “Explicit/Direct Approaches” of literacy development?

Answer 9

Direct instruction of discrete skills

Question 10

Give examples of Explicit approaches

Answer 10

• Taught in small groups/classroom

- May be necessary for students with LD: specialized instruction in word retrieval