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Adolescent literacy.


The Alliance for Excellent Education has released "Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century," a research report on how to improve the literacy of children in grades 4-12.

Author Michael Michael, archangel
Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence.
 Kamil suggests plenty is known about reading comprehension Reading comprehension can be defined as the level of understanding of a passage or text. For normal reading rates (around 200-220 words per minute) an acceptable level of comprehension is above 75%.  and effective methods for helping students of all ages become better readers.

More details are available at www.all4ed.org See .org.

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Title Annotation:Bits & Pieces; Adolescents and Literacy: Reading for the 21st Century
Publication:School Administrator
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2004
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