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Course Assignment II
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Exercise 1 |   |

Read each paragraph and answer the questions that follow. As you read, look for the topic, main idea, and both major and minor details. When sending the assignment (via the Assignment Section of the course), just send the answers.
 
1What causes reading disabilities, or dyslexia? 2Studies have been conducted for generations in anattempt to find answers to this difficult question. 3Rather than a single answer, however, several factors have emerged which seem to contribute to the disability. 4One factor points to a genetic link from one generation to the next. 5In particular, males are more likely to be affected if a father, grandfather, or uncle had dyslexia. 6Early difficulty in discriminating sounds appears to beanother factor. 7Children who cannot hear the subtle differences within and among words will also have difficulty in reading those sounds. 8Finally, visual-perceptual problems, a difficulty in clearly seeing the written words, also contribute to dyslexia. 9If the words do not appear clearly, seem to move, or create distortions, the reader will not be able to read fluidly and comprehension will suffer.1.   |
| Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the paragraph? |
  | sentence 9 |
  | sentence 2 |
  | sentence 1 |
  | sentence 3 |

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2.   |
| How many major details are given to support the main idea? |
  | four |
  | two |
  | three |
  | one |

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3.   |
| Is sentence 5 a major or minor detail? |
  | major |
  | minor |

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4.   |
|Is sentence 6 a major or minor detail? |
  | minor |
  | major |
 
Supporting Details
Exercise 2 |   |

Read each paragraph and answer the questions that follow. As you read, look for the topic, main idea, and both major and minor details.
1Some schools are trying to form safe and productive partnerships with their communities. 2The teachers in these schools want to teach theirstudents to connect their school lessons with people and real-life situations. 3For example, Wilson Elementary School teachers designed a program in which their second graders walked to the next-door assisted living center once a week. 4Not only did the children get some exercise, they also provided a valuable community service. 5The children planned programs about what they were studying and presentedthem to their adoring and always-present audience. 6They sang, read reports, and recited poetry. 7Some days they read books with one of their many adopted "grandparents." 8On Halloween, they safely trick-or-treated at the center to the delight of the residents who were afraid they would miss the ritual that had been a part of their lives for so many years. 9At Christmas, the children made anddelivered a card and gift to every resident. 10For some residents, these cards and gifts were the only ones they received. 11The children obviously formed special friendships with their older friends, for, to the teachers' surprise, the assisted living center director informed them that during the summer about three quarters of the children visited the residents at least once, often with their parents.12They brought garden vegetables, fresh strawberries, or bouquets of flowers. 13Several parents have now become volunteers in the center. 14The concept of partnership--once an idea on paper--had become the reality of genuine love and kindness.
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| The major details of the paragraph are |
  | lists of gifts the children and their parents gave to the residents. |
  | examples of howthe children and the residents formed a partnership. |
  | ways the adopted grandparents helped the children. |
  | methods the teachers used to connect school with the community. |
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2.   |
| Is sentence 10 a major or minor detail? |
  | minor |
  | major |
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3.   |
| Is sentence 11 a major or minor detail? |
  | major |
  | minor |
 
 
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