š Hello, April. Welcome to the first installment of āFeeding hungry minds,ā Stetās series examining efforts to make sure more kids learn to read. Also: County Commission turnabout, an A-MUSE-ing evening and a daffy duck. š Feeding hungry minds: Five groups helping kids read at a third-grade level The data is daunting:Ā Half of all Palm Beach County students in third grade donāt read well enough to succeed in fourth grade and beyond.Ā Why third grade matters:Ā Educators say that by the end of third grade, students make a pivotal transition from ālearning to readā to āreading to learn.ā With so much
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