Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase

When a child learns to read and write, he must access the schema developed in his (27) ______. As he reads, the child creates pictures in his mind and uses (28) _____ and points of reference to put the story (29) ____. Television images do not go through a complex symbolic transformation. The mind does not have to decode and manipulate during the television experience. Watching television and playing video games do not (30) ______ a child's skills in word recognition, decoding, vocabulary, spelling or high-level thinking. The connection between television's effects (31) ______ children's reading abilities and the (32) ______ in their writing skills is clear: there is no question in the minds of educators that a student who cannot read with the true comprehension will never learn to write well. Writing, after (33) ______, is book talk, and you only learn book talk by reading. It has been shown that reading stimulates brain activity. While reading, we imagine settings, characters and we become part of the world of the story. (34) ______, it has been shown that watching television prevents brain activity. Children who watch too much television are less socially developed and have problems maintaining (35) ______. Reading, (36) ______ of watching television, enriches our lives, develops the imagination, and intellect, and is less brain deadening. Reading is good for us, it makes one a better person.

Câu 27 : (27) ________

A. brain

B. brain

C. forehead

D. hand