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Dyslexia and the Early Childhood Educator

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1. Which of the following is true about learning to read? Learning to read is as natural as learning to speak. We see words as a whole. We do not attend to every letter. We are not born with the skills necessary for reading because reading is a man-made skill.
2. Which of the following is true about phonological awareness and phonemic awareness? Phonological awareness is a broad skill that includes identifying and manipulating units of oral language such as words, syllables, and onsets and rimes Phonemic awareness includes the ability to focus on individual sounds in spoken words Phonemic awareness is the highest level of phonological awareness All of the above
3. What are the two best predictors of early reading success? being read to at home and strong vocabulary alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness singing and talking to children sight words and being read to at home
4. What is the youngest age precursors for dyslexia are found in children? three four five six
5. What is the number one characteristic of dyslexia? “b” and “d” letter reversals speech difficulties family history of reading difficulties trouble with rhyming