When Older Students Can't Read: How This Middle School Is Tackling Literacy

[Education Week Curriculum Matters]

Structured literacy classes at a N.H. middle school have helped some students crack the code.

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When Older Students Can’t Read: How This Middle School Is Tackling Literacy Structured literacy classes at a N.H. middle school have helped some students crack the code. This is part of a special report on struggling older readers. • Watch Video: What Happens When Middle and High Schoolers Still Struggle to Read? READ MORE

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