Science of Teaching Reading

Learning to read is a natural process.

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• False

Context is a crucial part of reading words.

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• False

The brain is wired for speech.

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• False

The brain is wired for reading.

• False

• True

Virtually all children can learn to read.

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• False

Exposing children to many books leads to proficient reading.

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• False

The areas used in the brain for reading are close together so that connections can be made easily without instruction.

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• False

Only twenty percent of 4th graders in the United States are considered struggling readers.

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• False

HB 3 requires kindergarten through third grade to provide a systematic explicit phonics program.

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• False

3rd-5th graders who struggle to comprehend and answer STAAR questions most likely need to review more STAAR passages.

• True

• False