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Diagnostic Reading
Test 1 Key Terms
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Undergraduate 1
09/24/2007

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5 Big Factors of Effective Reading Instruction
Definition
Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension
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DIAGNOSTIC READING AND IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Definition
reading instruction that includes diagnosis and intervention
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DIAGNOSIS
Definition
the act, process, or result of identifying the nature of a disorder or disability through observation and examination
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READING PROCESS
Definition
dynamic, complex act that brings meaning to and gets meaning from the written page
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AFFECTIVE DOMAIN
Definition
feelings and emotional learnings

-affects what they read and how they respond
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PERCEPTUAL DOMAIN
Definition
background of experiences and sensory receptors
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COGNITIVE DOMAIN
Definition
Bloom's taxonomy!
- cognitive structures and levels of thinking
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METACOGNITION
Definition
thinking about one's own thinking
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BOTTOM UP READING THEORY
Definition
Begins with individual letters, then follows to words, sentences, paragraphs, and text
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TOP DOWN READING THEORY
Definition
Three domains, then reader's intentions, then meaning (looks at whole text rather than individual parts)
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DEVELOPMENTAL READING
Definition
all the skills and strategies that develop to help students become effective readers
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REMEDIAL READING
Definition
takes place outside the class with special personnel

-is in addition to, not in place of, regular classroom instruction
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BALANCED READING PROGRAM
Definition
-early intervention, higher order thinking, comprehension skills, and word recognition strategies
-nurtures a love of reading
-incorporates many strategies and techniques for optimal instruction
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DIRECT/EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION
Definition
planned and intentional instruction
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TEST
Definition
assigned set of tasks to be performed
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MEASUREMENT
Definition
quantifying the degree to which a characteristic is present
-diagnostic, review, and predictive purposes
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EVALUATION
Definition
appraisal
-goes beyond test or measurement
- a VALUE judgement
- used to measure performance
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GOOD TESTS MEET WHAT 4 CRITERIA?
Definition
Validity, Reliability, Suitability, and Objectivity
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STANDARDIZED, CRITERION REFERENCED, AND NORM REFERENCED
Definition
Standardized- published by experts with specific instruction for administration and scoring

Criterion Ref- no comparisons are made but instead scored according to specific criteria

Norm Ref- comparisons are made to a sample population
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SURVEY BATTERIES
Definition
measures many content areas with a subtest for each
-less comprehensive
-has practice tests
-not used as a diagnostic instrument
-given at beginning/end of term
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LOCATOR TEST
Definition
used to find the level at which a student should begin testing
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PRACTICE TEST
Definition
ensures that test measures what the test taker knows and not their test taking ability
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RAW SCORE
Definition
Number of items answered correctly
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STANDARD SCORES
Definition
Used to compare scores in terms of standard deviations
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STANDARD DEVIATION
Definition
How a score varies from the mean
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MEAN
Definition
Arithmetical average
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NORMAL CURVE
Definition
Symmetrical curve based around the mean
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GRADE EQUIVALENTS
Definition
Year and month for which a student’s performance is typical
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PERCENTILE
Definition
A point on the distribution below which a certain percentage of the scores fall
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STANINE
Definition
method of grading that ranges from 1 as a low to 9 as a high
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EDUCATIONAL FACTORS
Definition
"teaching methods, instructional methods, the teacher, instructional time, school environment"
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NONEDUCATIONAL FACTORS
Definition
"home environment, dialect, gender, physical needs, perceptual, emotional"
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HOME ENVIRONMENT
Definition
factors at home
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DIALECT/LANGUAGE DIFFERENCES
Definition
what dialect or language does the child speak most
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GENDER
Definition
male or female?
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PHYSICAL
Definition
illness and nutrition
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PERCEPTUAL
Definition
visual and auditory
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EMOTIONAL
Definition
"self concept, leaerned helplessness, motivation, attitude"
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VISUAL PERCEPTION
Definition
giving meaning to visual stimuli
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HYPERMETROPIA
Definition
farsightedness
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ASTIGMATISM
Definition
blurred vision
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MYOPIA
Definition
near sightedness
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FIXATIONS
Definition
stops readers make during continuous reading
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REGRESSIONS
Definition
eyes move backward to reread material during continuous reading
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SACCADES
Definition
jerky movements that the eyes make when moving from one stop to the next
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VISUAL DISCRIMINATION
Definition
being able to tell differences between similar written symbols
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LATERALITY
Definition
sidedness
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CROSSED DOMINANCE
Definition
the dominant hand on one side and the dominant eye on the other
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MIXED DOMINANCE
Definition
"no consistent preference for an eye, hand, or foot"
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REVERSALS
Definition
"confusioni of letters or words by inverting them b/d, saw/was"
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PROXIMODISTAL DEVELOPMENT
Definition
muscular development from the midpoint of the body to the extremities
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AUDITORY ACUITY
Definition
physical response of the ear to sound vibrations
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AUDIOMETER
Definition
measures acuity
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AUDITORY FATIGUE
Definition
temporary hearing loss due to continuous exposure to certain frequencies
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BINATURALITY
Definition
ability to direct both ears to one sound
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MASKING
Definition
factor inhibiting hearing as sounds interfere with the spoken message
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AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION
Definition
tell differences and similarities of sounds
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AUDITORY MEMORY SPAN
Definition
amount of info in short term memory for immediate use or reproduction
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THREE STEPS OF A DIAGNOSTIC PATTERN
Definition
"identify, appraise, and diagnose"
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IDENTIFY (DIAGNOSTIC PATTERN)
Definition
determining level of performance in word recognition and comprehension using a variety of assessments
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APPRAISE (DIAGNOSTIC PATTERN)
Definition
present level compared to the potential
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ELL
Definition
children whose first language is not English
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3 TYPES OF ELLs
Definition
"newly arrived with adequate schooling, newly arrived with limited schooling, long term English language learners"
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ALTERNATIVE
Definition
includes authentic and performance - measures without standardized tests
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AUTHENTIC
Definition
measures abilities using procedures that simulate real-life situations
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PERFORMANCE
Definition
completing tasks required in the instructional environment
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PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
Definition
material in a portfolio is evaluated in some way
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DIRECT OBSERVATION
Definition
best way to determine whether students have learned something
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ANECDOTAL RECORD
Definition
a record of observed behavior over time
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CHECKLISTS
Definition
quick systematic record of behavior usually marks present or absent
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INTEREST INVENTORY
Definition
learning about students likes or dislikes through questionnaires
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PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
Definition
individual puts himself into a situation and tells how he would feel
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READING AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Definition
students write or tell their feelings and attempt to analyze their reading problems
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READING READINESS
Definition
showing that they are ready for instruction - connotes a waiting period
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EMERGENT LITERACY
Definition
associating print with meaning
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Definition
development of thinking
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SCHEMATA
Definition
cognitive arrangements used to categorize stimuli
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ASSIMILATION
Definition
integrating new info into existing categories/concepts
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ACCOMODATION
Definition
developing new categories for new info
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PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
Definition
"words, syllables in words, and sounds or phonemes in syllables - words are made up of sounds!"
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EMERGENT WRITING
Definition
nonconventional writing that includes scribbling and nonphonetic letterings
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IRI
Definition
"Informal Reading Inventory - determines reading levels, finds strengths and weaknesses, and helps match children with books"
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INDEPENDENT READING LEVEL
Definition
child reads alone without difficulty - 99% WR and 90% Comp
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INSTRUCTIONAL READING LEVEL
Definition
teaching level - 95% WR and 75% Comp
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FRUSTRATIONAL READING LEVEL
Definition
lowest level - avoid it!!! - 90%WR and 50% Comp
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BUFFER ZONE
Definition
area between instructional and frustrational levels
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MISCUE
Definition
word recognition errors
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LISTENING CAPACITY TEST
Definition
testing comprehension after reading aloud to the child
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RUNNING RECORD
Definition
"documentation of reading that informs instruction, evaluates text difficulty, groups kids, notes progress, and finds specific difficulties - don't focus on comprehension - about 150 words long and sometimes times"
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