Intelligence Flashcards
1
Q
The Matthew effect
A
good readers will continue to read and become better and bad readers will be left behind because they are bad and find reading unenjoyable
2
Q
phonemic awareness
A
having the knowledge that words consist of separable sounds
3
Q
Dyslexia
A
-reading disability
-difficulty in sounding out words
-less dyslexia in other languages than english
4
Q
who is affected by dyslexia more boys or girls
A
boys
5
Q
who is tend to preform better on reading tests
A
girls
6
Q
is executive function heritable?
A
highly
-but greatly influenced by environmental factors
7
Q
genetic influence is mostly ______
A
indirect
-parents will enforce actions that they want them to do thus indirectly biasing what the child does
8
Q
what is the number 1 predictor of reading ability?
A
phonemic awareness
