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rosent76 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Imagine that you are a second-grade teacher. If you were looking for signs of possible dyslexia in one or more of your students, which one of the following would you be most likely to look for?

a. Unusual difficulty hearing individual sounds in spoken words
b. Grammatically incorrect speech (e.g., She goed to the store)
c. A tendency to read words backwards (e.g., reading ball as lab)
d. Mispronunciations of everyday words (e.g., pronouncing school as schtool)

Question 2

In one or two sentences, explain what theorists mean by the Flynn effect. Then, in three additional paragraphs, describe three credible explanations for this effect.

What will be an ideal response?

BAOCHAU2803 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

The Flynn effect is the slow but steady increase in performance on intelligence tests and similar measures across the industrialized world. Possible explanations for this effect include the following (the response should include at least three):
Better nutrition, leading to more optimal conditions for brain development
Better home environments (e.g., more toys, puzzles, books, etc.)
Smaller family sizes, leading to more one-on-one time between parents and children and more resources per child
Higher education levels for parents
Better schooling for children
More access to information sources (television, reading materials, computers, etc.)