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Until recently, dyslexia and other reading problems were a mystery to most teachers and parentsAs a result, too many kids passed through school without master the printed page(S1) Some were treated as mentally deficient: many were left functionally illiterate (文盲的),unable to ever meet their potentialBut in the last several years, there’s been a revolution in that we’ve learned about reading and dyslexia(S2) Scientists are using a variety of new imaging techniques to watch the brain at workTheir experiments have shown that reading disorders are most likely the result of what is, in an effect, (S3) faulty wiring in the brain—not lazy, stupidity or a poor home (S4) environmentThere’s also convincing evidence which dyslexia (S5) is largely inheritedIt is now considered a chronic problem for some kids, not just a “phase”Scientists have also discarded another old stereotype that almost all dyslexics are boys.Studies indicate that many girls are affecting as well (S6) and not getting helpAt same time, educational researchers have come up (S7) with innovative teaching strategies for kids who are having trouble learning to readNew screening tests are identifying children at risk before they get discouraged by year of (S8) frustration and failureAnd educators are trying to get the message to parents that they should be on the alert for the first signs of potential problems
It’s an urgent missionMass literacy is a relative new (S9) social goalA hundred years ago people didn’t need to be good readers in order to earn a livingBut in the Information Age, no one can get by with knowing how to read well and (S10) understand increasingly complex material
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