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Umaine Research Provides Measure For Early Literacy Performance: Maine First Graders Performing Well, Kay Hyatt

General University of Maine Publications

Maine children are entering and leaving first grade ready to take advantage of further instruction in reading and writing, according to researchers at the University of Maine College of Education. Performance data from more than a thousand first graders indicate that, on the average, Maine children are performing well within the range of expected literacy competencies.