Reading, writing, arithmetic, and remediation for incoming college students

November 30, 2008 by admin  
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Lariat News - A total of 80 percent of the 2.6 million enrolled in California’s community college system require some type of basic skills instruction in reading, writing and mathematics. Some can read a paragraph but cannot understand the meaning of the words, while others can write an essay but do not comprehend the proper structure. Then there are those who are proficient at college-level reading and writing, but cannot add square roots or solve a basic linear equation. Experts call that a recipe for disaster.

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