CORRECTING PERCEPTUAL &

DECODING DEFICITS in WORD

RECOGNITION

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Perceptual

ADJECTIVEOf or relating to the ability to interpret or become aware of something through the senses

- Oxford Dictionary

Perceptual adjective

of, relating to, or involving perception especially in

relation to immediate sensory experience

- Merriam Webster Dictionary

PerceptualPERCEPTION

PERCEPT

SENSESPERCE

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DeficitNOUN

TECHNICAL A deficiency or failing, especially in a neurological or

psychological function- Oxford Dictionary

DeficitNoun

a problem that causes a decrease in some ability

- Merriam Webster Dictionary

Word RecognitionAbility of a reader to recognize

written words correctly and virtually effortlessly.

sometimes referred to as “Isolated Word Recognition"

Therefore…The topic deals with correcting and identifying the disabilities of the eyes in word recognition.

Ekwall & Shanker, 1988

Visual analysis of an unfamiliar word must precede the application of knowledge of word parts. Both of these come before the final synthesis of the parts into recognition of words.

Two Ways of Identifying whether a Student Has

Insufficient Competence in the Visual Analysis of

Words

1The student when pronouncing words verbally

selects inappropriate elements to sound out

he/she tries again and again to use the same analysis even when it does not work.

2When the teacher shows him/her the word covering up parts of it, if the student is able to recognize it, then at least one of his/her problems in word recognition is faulty visual analysis.

Definition of

Terms

ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGE

1It is the ability to name, distinguish shapes, write, and identify the sounds of the alphabet.

(Mason, 1984)

ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGEAlso known as Letter sound knowledge

It is defined as "the relationship between phonology (sounds in speech) and orthography (spelling patterns of written language)"

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ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGE

Refers to the matching of phonemes (smallest units of sound) with their respective graphemes (the written symbols in a language)

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ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGE

It includes knowing letter names and their respective sounds.

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ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGEUnderstanding that letters represent sound so that:

• words may be read by saying sounds represented by the letters,

•words may be spelled by writing the letters that represent the sounds in a word.

ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGEUnderstanding that letters represent sound so that:

Examples:

Dog Apple

Book Witch

Curse

Tattoo

ALPHABETIC KNOWLEDGE

SIGHT-WORD KNOWLEDGE

All words any one reader can recognize easily (with automaticity) not necessarily with meaning.

SIGHT WORDS

Refer to words that the reader can read automatically, without decoding, due to the word being stored in memory.

KNOWLEDGE ON SOUND-SYMBOL CORRESPONDENCE

Also called graphophonic knowledge

KNOWLEDGE ON SOUND-SYMBOL CORRESPONDENCE

The ability to listen to the sounds in words and then write down letters for those sounds.

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