Research abstract

An Inefficient Reader

A girl who was given a grim diagnosis contrasted her efforts to boys who play video games too often.

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Gina is a seventeen-year-old girl who has issues with reading. She is in junior high school and is very upset because of the problems she is having in the area of reading. She has put in many hours to studying for the SATs and contrasts this with the fact that boys her age spend most of their time inside playing video games. Gina was diagnosed a year ago with a learning disability and has been learning to deal with it.

Key takeaways

  1. Gina has put in tons of hours into her studies.
  2. Gina was told she had a learning disability by her grandpa.
  3. Gina was evaluated by the school at her parent's request.

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