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Demystifying Dyslexia through Brain Research

Scientists have begun to understand how the brains of people with dyslexia work. They also know how to prevent dyslexia from becoming a disability. How much do you know about brain research and dyslexia? Take our quiz and find out!

#1. How do the brains of people with dyslexia differ from other brains?
A.) Some sections of their brains are overactive or under active when  processing language (as in reading).
B.) The left and right hemispheres of their brains are symmetrical.
C.) Both a and b.
 
#2. Neuroimaging is a technology that allows brain researchers to:
A.) View how a living brain functions while a person performs specific mental tasks, like reading.
B.) Study autopsied brain tissue under a microscope to learn about its   structure.
C.) Retrain the brain of a person who has dyslexia, helping him become a  more efficient reader
 
#3. Dyslexia involves language/sensory system problems that make it difficult to:
A.) Produce and interpret language sound patterns.
B.) Produce and interpret written symbols that represent speech
C.) Process information presented at a fast pace
D.) All of the above.
 
#4. There is no cure for dyslexia, but most kids who have it can succeed in school if they receive appropriate educational instruction
A.) True
B.) False
 
#5. Only students with dyslexia benefit from systematic reading instruction that teaches phonological processing and alphabetic skills
A.) True
B.) False
  

 

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