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What’s the main cause of reading disabilities? 1. Insufficient dendrites 2. Insufficient neurons 3. Low levels of neurotransmitters 4. High levels of neurotransmitters

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Page 1: What’s the main cause of reading disabilities? 1. Insufficient dendrites 2. Insufficient neurons 3. Low levels of neurotransmitters 4. High levels of neurotransmitters.

What’s the main cause of reading disabilities?

1. Insufficient dendrites

2. Insufficient neurons

3. Low levels of neurotransmitters

4. High levels of neurotransmitters

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MSI Maps of Reading Brains

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MSI Maps of Dyslexic Brains

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Med SchoolIn-a-Day

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Normal or Dyslexic?

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Normal or Dyslexic?

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Normal or Dyslexic?

Page 8: What’s the main cause of reading disabilities? 1. Insufficient dendrites 2. Insufficient neurons 3. Low levels of neurotransmitters 4. High levels of neurotransmitters.

Normal or Dyslexic?

Page 9: What’s the main cause of reading disabilities? 1. Insufficient dendrites 2. Insufficient neurons 3. Low levels of neurotransmitters 4. High levels of neurotransmitters.

Normal or Dyslexic?

Page 10: What’s the main cause of reading disabilities? 1. Insufficient dendrites 2. Insufficient neurons 3. Low levels of neurotransmitters 4. High levels of neurotransmitters.

Normal or Dyslexic?

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Normal or Dyslexic?

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Normal or Dyslexic?

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Reading Comprehension Disorders

The Other 20% of

Reading Disorders

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Reading Comprehension Pathways

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Of poor readers in the 3rd grade, how many will be poor readers

in 9th grade?

1. 25%

2. 50%

3. 75%

4. 90%

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For older students, what is the chief sign of a reading disability?

1. Poor knowledge of phonics rules

2. Poor comprehension

3. Slow reading rate

4. Poor vocabulary

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For older students, how many hours of direct instruction in reading

are needed?

1. 60

2. 80

3. 100

4. 120

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Before & After Pictures(After 120 hours of direct and intensive researched based intervention)

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Before & After Pictures

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Before & After Pictures

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Before & After Pictures

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How much gain in reading skills can you expect after 120 hours

of instruction?

1. 1 year

2. 1 ½ years

3. 2 years

4. 3 years