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Good Readers Automatically Use Graphophonic, Semantic, Syntactic, and Pragmatic Cueing

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Good readers automatically use graphophonic, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic cueing systems when they read and write.


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Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer that encases and insulates axons of many neurons, facilitating the rapid transmission of neural impulses.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body to other neurons or to muscles or glands.

Synaptic Gap

The synaptic gap, or synaptic cleft, is the small space between neurons across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit signals from one neuron to another.

Dendrite

Tree-like extensions from the neuron cell body that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

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