Week 4 hasn't been the most eventful but was quite essential for my research.
So to recap, I am working with my pediatrician and a dyslexic tutor to create a screening tool. When I joined the research. Version 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1 had been created and were somewhat in the process of being tested. My role in the research has been in the updating and the testing of Version 2.2 and 3.0.
The questionnaire consists of three sections: 1. The consent form (very important!), 2. Parent Questionnaire, 3. 10 Matching Sounds Questions.
This last week I spent my time researching the science and thinking behind the Parent Questionnaire. Becky gave me a very large binder that consisted of training material for a dyslexia tutor. It had loads of information about how you diagnose a child of dyslexia. A 4-inch binder that was filled with papers to the brim and was worth over $700. If you are thinking what I am thinking, then yes it was filled a lot of VALUABLE information. One really fascinating thing I learned was that a kid's handwriting can hint whether they have dyslexia with signs such as the shape of the letters, and how the words and letters are placed on the paper. (Reading the binder took me about three days to finish.)
Thanks for tuning in:)
Until next time,
Ritika Gupta:)
Hey this is extremely fascinating research that probably has extremely broad implications and practical uses. Could you elaborate on the third part of the questionnaire you mentioned? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Aniruddh! So the third part of the questionnaire is 5 Questions that ask the child to match 3 pictures that have the same first sound and 5 questions that ask the child to match 3 pictures that have the same last sound.
DeleteFor example: (the student would be given pictures instead of words)
Sun Star Ship Sea --> Sun Star and Sea have the same S sound. Ship does not fit because the first sound is SH.
This part of the questionnaire is to test the child's ability to break up a word by sounds. Many dyslexic children have a difficult time doing such.
Yes, research can have some potentially slower periods. Great job continuing your study and tackling that binder in 3 days!
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