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How Two Educators Convert Even the Most Reluctant Readers

Elora Tocci –
November 18, 2019

Across boroughs and roles, both Ms. Johnson and Ms. Poser share a determination to carve out “love of reading” as a stand-alone educational priority — one that is just as important as things like phonetic understanding, main idea, and vocabulary.

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