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Low literacy. A drop in recreational reading. Students who can’t finish texts. A book industry of falling margins. The ...

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This page is for students who want to take their reading comprehension to the next level with difficult vocabulary and questions to test their inference skills.

Nearly a quarter of third graders did not pass the state’s reading test on their first try. Many are now in summer school, ...

This page is for students who want to take their reading comprehension to the next level with difficult vocabulary and ...

The dearth of reading was especially pronounced in science classes where teachers tended to prefer PowerPoint slides over texts. More time was spent on reading comprehension instruction in reading or ...

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Reading comprehension scored an average of 255, ranking 18th, a modest improvement compared to the previous decade. Both scores reflect an overall better standing than in the previous OECD survey.