Opinion: Reading matters

Date: Jul 22, 2010
Source: Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, AL
By: Linda Tilly

Thanks to the Alabama Reading Initiative and our state's First Class pre-k program that helps children get ready for kindergarten and beyond, Alabama is now leading many of our neighboring states in improving our children's reading skills. According to the Early Warning study Alabama ranks 37th in overall reading proficiency for fourth grade students.

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