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Turning the page on literacy<\/h1>\n

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To combat the growing tide of illiteracy, researchers from the University of Florida\u2019s College of Education have a plan. And with the support of best selling author, philanthropist, and lifelong advocate for literacy, James Patterson, the monumental challenge of doubling Florida\u2019s literacy rates is underway.<\/p>\n

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Prelude: The situation, statistics and struggle<\/h2>\n

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Chapter 1: Meet the teachers<\/h2>\n

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Chapter 2: The Growing Reader<\/h2>\n

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