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Question

Since 2013, over 40 states have passed laws recommended by the “science of [this skill]” movement, which promotes evidence-based pedagogy. For 10 points each:

[10e] What skill was the subject of some 1990s-era “Wars” won by proponents of the whole-language approach? Dyslexia is characterized by difficulty performing this skill.

ANSWER: reading [accept literacy; accept science of reading; accept Reading Wars]

[10m] The “science of reading” movement advocates education based on this approach, which lost the Reading Wars to the whole-language approach. In this approach, children are taught to sound out groups of letters.

ANSWER: phonics [reject “phonetics”]

[10h] A common experimental method of measuring reading speed observes the rate of these quick, involuntary movements of both eyes. These eye movements were first described by Émile Javal (“ay-MEEL zhah-VAL”).

ANSWER: saccades (“suh-KAHDS”)

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Northern California	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	0%	100%
Southern California	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	75%	25%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Florida	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	8	15.00	88%	50%	13%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	5	16.00	80%	80%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
North	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	8	17.50	100%	63%	13%
Pacific	Main	Y	7	20.00	86%	86%	29%
Southeast	Main	Y	6	20.00	100%	100%	0%
UK (North)	UK	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%

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