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Students are struggling to read behind masks and screens during COVID-19, but ‘expectations are no different’
Leigh Guidry, Mandy McLaren, Laura Testino, Isabel Lohman and Gabriela Szymanowska, USA TODAY
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Students are struggling to read behind masks and screens during COVID-19.
Reading brings out the competitor in 8-year-old Uriah Hargrave. The second grader at Eaton Park Elementary in Vermilion Parish along Louisiana s southwest coast was thrilled to return to in-person learning in January. One of his favorite things is the Accelerated Reader program in which he wins points for the books he reads.
I like to read because I like to take AR, Uriah said. You get more (points and prizes) every time. . Yesterday, I read a big ol chapter book about animals with kids. ....

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