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It comes as no surprise to me that the findings of the study in this article may have implications for teaching kids to read better. Historic perspective suggests that rapidly presented acoustic and visual stimuli can benefit reading instruction, as Tallal asserts. We knew this process as “flash cards” when I was in school.

Michele Hand
Missoula, Mont.

The article reports a lower ability to read among 10-year-olds with less ability to detect low-frequency sound.