Individuals with dyslexia
A. show deficiencies in every reading area except phonological awareness.
B. are best classified as having a speech disorder.
C. devote so much effort to decoding words that recall for the words is compromised.
D. tend to outgrow the problem in adulthood even without intervention.
Answer: C
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