15 Questions
What is the primary focus of the Simple View of Reading?
Decoding and comprehension
Which of the following is NOT a classification of reading disability according to the Simple View of Reading?
Language acquisition disorder
What is the primary difference between good and poor comprehenders according to the Simple View of Reading?
Language comprehension skills
Which of the following is a characteristic of poor comprehenders according to the Simple View of Reading?
Weak language comprehension skills
What is the term for the ability to recognize words accurately and efficiently?
Word recognition
What is a characteristic of a child who lacks understanding of spatial terms?
Confuses left-right and front-back directions
What does a child who only responds to part of a multiple-element request or instruction demonstrate?
Difficulty with language processing
What might be an indication of a language-based reading disability?
Failing to understand age-appropriate stories
What is a characteristic of a child's expressive language skills?
Makes frequent errors in grammar
What is a common trait of a child who requests multiple repetitions of instructions with little improvement in comprehension?
Difficulty with language comprehension
What is the primary characteristic of a child with a specific comprehension deficit?
Difficulty with language comprehension
According to the Simple View of Reading, what is the classification of a child who struggles with both word recognition and language comprehension?
Mixed decoding/comprehension deficit
What is the main difference between a child with dyslexia and a child with a specific comprehension deficit?
Difficulty with word recognition
What is the term for a child who performs well in both word recognition and language comprehension?
Typical reader
What is the primary purpose of the Simple View of Reading classification?
To categorize children based on their reading abilities
Study Notes
Language Deficits in Poor Comprehenders
- The Simple View of Reading is a framework that classifies reading difficulties into two categories: word recognition and language comprehension.
Classification of Reading Difficulties
- Dyslexia: characterized by poor word recognition and good language comprehension
- Specific Comprehension Deficit: characterized by good word recognition and poor language comprehension
- Mixed Decoding/Comprehension Deficit: characterized by poor word recognition and poor language comprehension
Characteristics of Poor Comprehenders
- Fails to understand age-appropriate stories
- Lacks understanding of spatial terms, such as left-right, front-back
- Only responds to part of a multiple-element request or instruction
- Requests multiple repetitions of instructions/directions with little improvement in comprehension
Expressive Language Characteristics
- Talks in short sentences
- Makes errors in grammar (e.g. saying ‘brue blush’ for blue brush)
Screening for Language-Based Reading Abilities
- A checklist for kindergarten and first-grade students to identify language-based reading difficulties (Catts, 1997)
This quiz assesses understanding of language deficits in poor comprehenders, the simple view of reading, and differences between dyslexia and typical reading abilities.
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