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Teen Literacy

What's Wrong With Reading?

| Posted 09.19.2012 | Teen
Read More: Teen Literacy, Video, Young Adult Literature, Teen Literature, High School News, Youth Literacy, Teen News, Teen News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at Youth Communication, a nonprofit organization that helps marginalized youth develop their full pote...

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American High Schoolers Are Reading 5th-Grade Level Books

Posted 03.23.2012 | Home
Read More: Teen Literacy, Teen Books, Literacy, Video, ATOS Readability, Fifth Grade Reading Level, Reading Levels, High School Books, High School Reading, Renaissance Learning, What Kids Are Reading, Slidepollajax, Naep, Teen Reading, Home News

High school students today are reading books intended for children with reading levels far below those appropriate for teens, according to a recent re...

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Teens Who Spend More Time Online Are More Digitally Literate

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 08.29.2011 | Home
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Don't disconnect your kids: teenagers who spend time on the web are more digitally literate during a time when technological proficiency is increasing...

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Literacy Non-Profit For Teens Recognized At National Book Awards

Seattle Times | Mary Ann Gwinn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Teen Literacy, Reading, Literacy, Young Adult Books, Books, Literacy Non-Profits, Readergirlz, Teenagers, National Book Awards, Books News

[R]eps from a Seattle-based nonprofit attended the [National Book Awards] event to pick up one of five "Innovations in Reading" prizes for their onlin...

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