Dysorthographia
Definition:
A Specific difficulty affecting spelling is referred as Dysorthographia. It is sometime said spelling errors are made dysorthographic students, This errors referred as “Bizarre” (No connection between the letters they write and the phonemes occurring within the word) ---stated by-- Thomson 1995.
According to him, problem stems out from the lack of ability in segmenting spoken words into separate words.
The students appear particular insensitive to representing clusters of letters of pronounceable sub-units within the words which finally results inability to develop automaticity in spelling.
Diagnostic symptoms (Hallahan And Kauffman 2006)
• Addition of unneeded letters
• Omission of needed letters
• Reversal of
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Diagnostic tests:- To identify the specific needs of students with spelling difficulties. Teacher discovers detail what spelling knowledge , skills. Strategies the students can already apply
To detect any gaps or weakness or misunderstandings in student’s current repertoire of skills and strategies.
Interview and discussion with a student:
All information are obtained concerning students knowledge , skills strategies and spelling by talking with the student
Student are asked
When you need to learn the spelling of some words, how do you try to learn them?
When you are writing, what do you if you are not quite sure how to spell the word?
What else could you do?
How would you break up or sound out this word?
What do you do if you write a word and it doesn’t look right?
How might you check this word? Where could you find the correct spelling?
This form of dynamic assessment indicates a teacher the student ability to benefit immidately from instruction and