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Students may find a topic difficult to understand if their background knowledge doesn't pass a certain threshold, but a quick test can help identify those students who are at risk of falling behind. More
A Lack of Background Knowledge Can Hinder Reading Comprehension
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Students who consistently receive individualized reading instruction from first through third grade become better readers than those who don’t, researchers find. More
Kids’ Reading Success Boosted by Long-Term Individualized Instruction
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A brain-imaging study challenges a common understanding of dyslexia, showing that the reading difficulties associated with dyslexia are not related to IQ. More
fMRIs Show That Dyslexia Isn’t A Matter of IQ
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Math and reading ability at age 7 are linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, over and above associations with intelligence, education, and childhood socioeconomic status. More
Early Math and Reading Ability Linked to Job and Income in Adulthood
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Researchers identify a training program that could help children who are able to read text aloud but have difficulties understanding what they've read. More
Study Suggests Intervention for Overcoming Reading-Comprehension Difficulties in Children
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A twin study suggests a significant interaction between parents’ years of education and the heritability of reading disability. More
The Effect of Parental Education on the Heritability of Children’s Reading Disability