Increasingly statistics are showing that our high school graduates lack the necessary reading skills to func tion productively in society. This article describes actions taken in Connecticut to improve this situ ation.
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Connecticut Association for Reading Research.Recommendations for Reading Programs, 1972. Copies of this booklet are available for $1.50 from C.A.R.R. c/o Marcella Fritz, 52 Fairview Drive, Wethersfield, Conn. 06109.
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Niles, Olive S., et.al. Tactics in Reading Program. Books A, B; I-III. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1961.
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Schumacher, Melba; Schick, George B.; and Schmidt, Bernard.Design for Good Reading. Levels A-D. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1969.
