Advanced Vocab #1

body of words in a language; words understood or used in oral discourse and written language

compares an individual's performance with performance of other test takers in the same age or grade

assessment that involves the use of teacher-made and/or non-standardized tests to measure knowledge or skills

statistical term that measures how much the scores in a group vary from the average score

an umbrella term that includes the conscious awareness of sound structures in spoken words

a reading passage that primarily includes concepts that have been explicitly taught and practiced

describes an individual's rank or position compared to others the same age or in the same grade at the time of testing

reading with adequate accuracy, appropriate rate, and suitable prosody allows attention to be allocated to comprehension

an individual sound unit in spoken words: the smallest unit of speech that makes one word distinguishable from another

all of these are included in the OGA definition of dyslexia except

base that can only appear as part of a larger word (e.g., struct)

all of these are included in the IDA definition of dyslexia except

the initial step in the assessment cycle; brief assessment that documents possible need for more evaluation

an affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

a content word, that can stand alone, to which affixes can be added

process in the brain connecting a word's phoneme sequence with its written form; repeated exposure develops sight words

a writing impairment that primarily affects handwriting and possibly spelling and composition

base that stands alone (e.g., kind)

a specific learning disorder in the area of mathematics; affects number sense and accurate and fluent calculation

awareness that words are made of individual speech sounds called phonemes and ability to identify and manipulate them

hypothesis in the field of reading stating that having both rapid naming and phonological impairments = > difficulties

used to evaluate an individual's strengths, weaknesses, knowledge, and skills to clarify instructional needs

quick, easy-to-score tests used to document progress over the short term to evaluate risk and assess progress

the study of the sound system of language

provides a level based on the average grade of all the students in the norming sample who earned the same raw score

raw test scores that have been converted so they have a mean and a standard deviation

the smallest meaningful unit of language

the basic score on any test; the total number of items answered correctly

standardized tests that sample academic skills; not used to measure progress over the short term

conscious or unconscious language operations that use phonological information to process spoken or written language

the concept that graphemes represent the sounds of speech

accurate, rapid, and immediate response, without conscious effort

the study of a word's history, including its origins, earliest use, and changes in form or meaning over time

the study of meaningful units of language and how they are combined in word formation

an etymological term that refers to the historical origin of a base

a morpheme that holds the core meaning of a word

naming of randomly presented common colors, numbers, letters, and objects; significantly correlated to reading/fluency

measures achievement at the end of instruction to document gains and losses

standarized test administered by a qualified professional following standardized test procedures