科技说明文【2013届山东德州一模】BDyslexiaisaproblemthatrestrictstheabilitytorecognizewordsandconnectsoundswithletterswhenpeopleread.Peoplewiththislearningdisordermayalsohaveproblemswhentheywrite.Dyslexiaisnotrelatedtoeyesightorintelligence.Theprobleminvolvesareasofthebrainthatprocesslanguage.Brainscientistsarestudyingwhethertheycanpredictwhichyoungchildrenmaystrugglewithreadingtoprovidethemearlyhelp.JohnGabrieliattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyisleadingthestudyoffive-year-oldsinabouttwentyschoolsintheBostonarea.Theystudiedintheschoolswithkindergartens.Andforallthechildrenjoininginthestudy,theygivethemabriefsetofpaper-and-pencilteststolookatwhichchildrenappeartobeatsomeriskforstrugglingtoread.Sofar,fiftyofthemhavebeenexaminedinascanner,aspecialmachine,toshowbrainactivity.Writtentestsarenotalwaysabl