Million word challenge
By Sonata Lee, Posted 2/22/08
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Los Angeles schools are hoping to promote literacy in school and in the home by challenging students to read a million words outside of school. Most reading happens at school but the LAUSD hopes that encouraging students to read outside of school will help foster a love of reading between children and their parents. Reporter Sonata Lee has the story.
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