Quiz
1. Learning to read is not simply one of many instructional skills -- it is THE skill, without which little learning can take place. Learning to read for most children is:
2. Just as many girls as boys have difficulties learning to read.
3. There is a direct causal link between a child's reading ability and the parents' level of education.
4. Research shows that children have better developed vocabulary when they receive stimulating literacy experiences
5. How many American children have a reading disability?
1. Learning to read is not simply one of many instructional skills -- it is THE skill, without which little learning can take place. Learning to read for most children is:
an acquired skill, like learning to play the piano.
2. Just as many girls as boys have difficulties learning to read.
True.
3. There is a direct causal link between a child's reading ability and the parents' level of education.
False.
4. Research shows that children have better developed vocabulary when they receive stimulating literacy experiences
from birth onward.
5. How many American children have a reading disability?
Between 17 and 21 percent.
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