Bobby Did Not Learn to Read Until He Was an Adolescent

question 13

Multiple Choice

Bobby did not learn to read until he was an adolescent. When he did learn to read it was much harder for him to learn and it took him longer to learn to read. If Bobby had learned to read during the early childhood years into the middle childhood years he would have had an easier time learning to read. Bobby had a hard time learning to read because he did not learn to do so during the _____ period.

• A) critical
• B) early
• C) late
• D) sensitive

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Definitions:

Visual Information

Data and inputs received by the eyes and processed by the brain to form visual perception.

Brain

The central organ of the human nervous system, responsible for processing sensory information, and controlling thoughts, memories, emotions, and motor skills.

Hemisphere

Half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided, either north-south by the equator or east-west by a meridian.

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Substance that produces euphoria, slowed reaction times, and involuntary movements at low doses; disorganized thinking, feelings of unreality, and hostility at intermediate doses; and amnesia, analgesia, respiratory problems, and changes in body temperature at high doses.