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In an average class of 22 first-grade students, approximately five
will struggle with reading. Of those five struggling readers,

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four will need either additional or more intensive instruction to
remediate their skills. One of those four students will require even

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more intensive, individualized reading instruction. These struggling
readers are the ones who concern teachers and administrators. Of

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course, the numbers of struggling readers are different for each
school, based on factors such as exposure to early literacy

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activities, quality of childcare and preschool programs,
English-language proficiency, parental income levels, and quality of

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reading instruction. But on average, across the country, about 25%
of the students in the early grades require additional support to

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learn to read.