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Reading Difficulties and Family History

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By: Catherine Snow, Susan Burns, Peg Griffin Knowing children with a family history of difficulties are more likely to have trouble learning to read means that efforts can be made with these children to prevent difficulties from developing.  Are children whose parents or older siblings have exhibited reading problems at greater risk for reading difficulties than are other

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Improving Literacy in the United States: Recommendations for Increasing Reading Success

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By: Education, Education, K-12 A modern approach to improving literacy rates in the United States includes applying an explicit equity lens and increasing investment to elevate student outcomes. A young girl engages in her reading lesson at a school in Washington, D.C., January 2016. (Getty/Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) Adult illiteracy directly affects an individual’s employment options,

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Reading Resources

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Education Opportunities in Prison Are Key to Reducing Crime

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By: Kathleen Bender Incarcerated young women graduate from high school in prison, Gainesville, Georgia, July 2015. (Getty/Christian Science Monitor) Education can be a gateway to social and economic mobility. This vital opportunity, however, is currently being denied to a significant portion of the more than 2.3 million individuals currently incarcerated in the United States. Compared with 18

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Why Some Kids Struggle

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Some kids have a learning disability that makes reading difficult to learn. Others come to school without the literacy experiences they need to become readers. Some children struggle because they’ve received poor or inadequate reading instruction. When these and other risk factors are identified early, though, many children’s reading difficulties can be prevented. 8 reasons

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