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Archive Home > 2005 > February > 02 > One syllable at a time

One syllable at a time

Midyear literacy testing for first-graders helps sift out students that may be at risk

By Julia Lyon / The Bulletin
February 2, 2005

Bending close to the words on the paper, her finger moving through each letter, Sydney Irwin began speaking nonsense, literally. "Tuh-uh-mm, tum!" she read.

The Buckingham Elementary first-grader was showing off her literacy skills Tuesday morning as she completed a midyear reading....

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