Dyslexia Quiz

Which of the following is a common symptom of children in elementary school with dyslexia?

• Difficulty matching letters with their sounds

• Difficulty decoding unfamiliar words

• Difficulty in reading, writing, and spelling

• All of the above

Which of the following is not an effective intervention for dyslexia?

• structured literacy approach

• Instruction about syllable types

• Medication

• Systematic and explicit phonics instruction

True or False: Dyslexia occurs on a continuum ranging from mild to severe.

• True

• False

What percentage of the population is estimated to have dyslexia?

• 15-20%

• 30-35%

• 5-17%

• 5-10%

True or False: Dyslexia is a vision problem where students see and write letters and numbers backwards.

• True

• False

True or False: Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities.

• True

• False

What is the most effective way to support students with dyslexia in the classroom?

• Provide multisensory instruction and allow the use of assistive technology.

• Require them to read aloud in front of the class

• Don't make any accommodations for them

• Give them extra homework

True or False: Only boys can have dyslexia.

• True

• False

True or False: When screening data indicate a student is not meeting grade level expectations in reading, writing, or math, intervention typically begins in Tier 1 or 2.

• False.

• True.