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Download full textAdams, Marilyn Jager – American Educator, 2011
The language of today's twelfth-grade English texts is simpler than that of seventh-grade texts published prior to 1963. No wonder students' reading comprehension has declined sharply. The author claims that literacy level of secondary students is languishing because the kids are not reading what they need to be reading. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Core Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Vocabulary Development
