Dyslexia Beliefs

Question 1

After 3-5 hours of instruction, most educators can work competently with students w/dyslexia.

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Question 2

People with dyslexia usually exhibit the same characteristics with similar degrees of severity.

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Question 3

Most special education teachers receive intensive training to work with students with dyslexia.

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Question 4

Dyslexia only affects a student’s performance in reading (not in math,social studies, etc.).

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Question 5

People with dyslexia often excel in science, music, art, and/or technical fields.

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Question 6

Individuals with dyslexia have trouble understanding structure of language, especially phonics.

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Question 7

Physicians can prescribe medication to help dyslexia.

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Question 8

Children w/dyslexia are more consistently impaired in phonemic awareness than any other ability

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Question 9

Word reversal is the major criterion in the identification of dyslexia.

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Question 10

College students with dyslexia seldom do well in graduate school.

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Question 11

Some students may not experience problems due to dyslexia until middle school or later.

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Question 12

Individuals with dyslexia may pronounce words in a passage well but be unable to comprehend it.

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Question 13

Providing accommodations (extra time on tests, shorter spelling lists,etc) is unfair to others.

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Question 14

The brains of individuals with dyslexia are different from those of people without dyslexia.

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Question 15

Classroom placement (special or general education) should be decided on an individual basis.

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Question 16

Multi-sensory instruction is absolutely necessary for students with dyslexia to learn.

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Question 17

People with dyslexia have below average intelligence.

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Question 18

Dyslexia is hereditary.

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Question 19

Individuals w/dyslexia may comprehend a passage very well but be unable to pronounce the words.

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Question 20

Schools usually diagnose dyslexia through a nationally recognized standardized test.

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Question 21

Individuals with dyslexia are usually extremely poor spellers.

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Question 22

Instruction should be structured, sequential and direct in basic skills & learning strategies.

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Question 23

Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects language processing.

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Question 24

Dyslexia causes social, emotional, and/or family problems.

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Question 25

Dyslexia can be managed by diet and/or exercise.

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Question 26

Dyslexia is caused by a poor home environment and/or poor reading instruction.

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Question 27

An individual can be dyslexic and gifted.

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Question 28

Dyslexia often affects writing and/or speaking abilities.

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Question 29

Most regular education teachers receive intensive training to work with students with dyslexia.

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Question 30

Most poor readers have dyslexia.

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Dyslexia Beliefs

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Dyslexia Beliefs

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