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1- Leé el siguiente fragmento del texto What is dyslexia? An exploration of the relationship
between teachers’ understandings of dyslexia and their training experiences.

1.4 | Understanding of dyslexia

A wide range of research has investigated what people understand about dyslexia. In relation to
public conceptualizations of dyslexia, Furnham (2013) surveyed 380 participants who he described as
the “lay public.” Participants described dyslexia as a “learning disability characterized by problems
with words and language”; however, they were unsure about the neurobiological aspects of dyslexia
(Furnham, 2013, p. 247). Accordingly, the participants not only showed “modest understanding” of
the behavioural nature of dyslexia but also demonstrated naivety about the multifaceted aspects of
dyslexia. Applying Furnham's findings to Frith's (1995) model of dyslexia suggests that although the
participants showed some awareness of the behavioural aspects of dyslexia, they were ill‐informed
about the biological and cognitive characteristics.
To examine students' understanding of dyslexia, Mortimore (2013) surveyed 35 education
students. Participants were asked to provide their own definition of dyslexia. All the definitions that
participants provided focused on the difficulties associated with dyslexia, and no strengths associated
with dyslexia were mentioned. Additionally, 74.3% of the definitions described the behavioural issues
of writing and spelling, whereas 48.6% described reading difficulties. A larger sample of students ( n =
247) were asked to select the traits most commonly linked with dyslexia. Over 90% of participants
endorsed traits of literacy difficulties, indicating a strong preference for students to attribute their
understandings of dyslexia as behavioural.

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2- Marcá en el texto 5 palabras estructurales y 5 palabras de contenido. Proporcioná una traducción
para todas las palabras elegidas.

3- Buscá y marcá todos los conectores. Indicá cuál es la relación lógica y cuál es su posible
interpretación.

4- Elegí uno de los conectores que marcaste y explicá brevemente qué ideas se vinculan con ese
conector.

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Word deben ser enviados como archivos de Word.

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