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Why cant U teach me 2 read? : three students and a mayor put our schools to the test /

Fertig tells the inspiring, heartbreaking stories of three young people as they struggle to learn to read before it is too late. At the same time, the author tells a story of great change in schools as teachers and parents question the meaning of education as never before.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fertig, Beth, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Reading > Remedial teaching > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Reading disability > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Children with disabilities > Education > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
New York (N.Y.). > Board of Education.
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Summary:Fertig tells the inspiring, heartbreaking stories of three young people as they struggle to learn to read before it is too late. At the same time, the author tells a story of great change in schools as teachers and parents question the meaning of education as never before.
Physical Description:vi, 354 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-351).
ISBN:9780374299057 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
0374299056 (hardcover : alk. paper)