The youngest readers tackle sounds, words and the science of reading

Here are the stories of four schools and how they are teaching the youngest students how to read. The schools are among the 70 lowest-performing in the state. They are sharing in $50 million in extra funding that settled a lawsuit accusing the state of failing to teach literacy.

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