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Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read? artwork
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Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read?

Sold a Story by APM Reports

Mar 23, 202300:52:20Society & Culture

Jack Silva had a problem. He was the chief academic officer of a school district in Pennsylvania, and more than 40% of the kids in his district were not proficient readers. He didn't know much about how kids learn to rea...

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Hard Words: Why Aren't Our Kids Being Taught to Read? is an episode from Sold a Story by APM Reports. Jack Silva had a problem. He was the chief academic officer of a school district in Pennsylvania, and more than 40% of the kids in his dis...

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