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Prince William County's youngest and most vulnerable students are struggling to read.
New Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening data for the Prince William County School Division obtained exclusively by PLN show an alarming increase of students from kindergarten through third grade who need reading help. The test, required by the Virginia Department of Education to be given to children in the aforementioned grade levels, is used to identify gaps that could hinder the development of a child's reading skills.
While schools throughout the county are reporting growing large increases in the number of students who need reading help, most of the worst-performing schools are in the Woodbridge area.
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