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Reading comprehension check related to the article: "Reading boosts brain pathways, affects multiple disciplines" by Jenna Zwang

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1
Martha Burns recommends building stronger pathways at home by encouraging parents to:
Having their children read aloud
Asking their children to take notes while watching T.V.
Talking to their children
Have their children listen to audio books
2
Children from low SES (socio-economic status) homes suffer a word-gap of:
320 words
32 million words
32 thousand words
32 words
3
A major neurological connection for language development is between the ________ and the_______
cerebellum and cerebral cortex
right hemisphere and frontal lobe
left hemisphere and frontal lobe
hippocampus and medula oblongata
4
Stanislaus Dehaene chose to focus his reading study in Brazil because:
Brazil lacks compulsory education laws
Most Brazilians are illiterate
Brazilian citizens must be educated according to the law
Portuguese is the best language to gauge language growth
5
Dehaene taught adults to read who were:
ineligible
illegible
illogical
illiterate
6
Reading can affect understanding in:
All academic subjects
Language classes only
Math and English
Every subject accept P.E.
7
Struggling readers also struggle with: visual learning, problem solving and ___________:
note-taking
attention deficit
penmanship
listening to teachers
8
A person who reads better actually:
eats better
reads better
listens better
runs better