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Scientific Approach
SPED 730 Learning Disabilities Assignment
Question | Answer |
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How many children in the United States are considered poor readers? | 10 million |
What percent of children that are learning disabled are primarily impaired in reading? | 80% |
Is the assumption true that sometimes children will grow out of their reading problem? Explain. | No, 74% of readers who are considered poor readers in the 3rd grade will remain poor readers in the 9th grade. |
Are genetics a cause for poor readers? | In some ways yes but it is mostly the environment that the child is put in. If an parent is a poor reader he or she is less likely to read to their child. |
What is the ability to deal explicitly and segmentally with sound units smaller than the syllable? | phonemic awareness |
What is the one skills that students struggle with but need to know the most in order to become a better reader? | Decoding skills |