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Multiple Deficit View of the Factors Contributing to Dyslexia

October 9, 2024 | 12:00 PM - America/Detroit

Multiple Deficit View of the Factors Contributing to Dyslexia

Although many evaluators explore multiple risk factors when doing a comprehensive dyslexia evaluation, some states and definitions still only require a single deficit of phonological awareness. A comprehensive evaluation for dyslexia needs to include other risk factors in addition to phonological awareness. The presenter will explain other documented linguistic risk factors for dyslexia, such as orthographic processing, rapid automatized naming, and working memory. She will also briefly discuss how these risk factors were operationalized in the Tests of Dyslexia.

About Your Instructor:

Nancy Mather, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, University of Arizona

Nancy Mather is a Professor Emerita at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She has served as a learning disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and an educational consultant. Her most recent book on dyslexia is Essentials of Dyslexia: Assessment and Intervention, 2nd ed. (Mather & Wendling, 2024). Dr. Mather and her co-authors have recently completed the Tests of Dyslexia (Mather, McCallum, Bell, & Wendling, 2024), a comprehensive assessment that is designed to help identify dyslexia in individuals of all ages. Dr. Mather recently received the 2023 Samuel Torrey Orton Award from the International Dyslexia Association for her contributions to the field of dyslexia.

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