World Book Night
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jana_denardoA charity idea that started in the UK has spread to America. Giving books to the non or light reader to help get them interested in reading. check it out. World Book Night
I've signed up. I live in an area where reading isn't treasured. My college has @ 2000 students 800 of them are in a special class reading at a 6th grade level. I read at that level in kindergarten. It's crazy and as an author it really bothers me. I hope maybe to reach a few people.
I've signed up. I live in an area where reading isn't treasured. My college has @ 2000 students 800 of them are in a special class reading at a 6th grade level. I read at that level in kindergarten. It's crazy and as an author it really bothers me. I hope maybe to reach a few people.
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Date: 2012-01-05 08:07 pm (UTC)Federal Official Documents CANNOT be written above an 8th grade level as scaled using the Flesch-Kinkaide (sp) Readability Scale.
Seriously? WOW. DIES. A LOT.
I'll help however I can, (well, within my scheme to take over the world as an OT/Writer/Person and needing to game the GRE so my special crazy mad scientist for good doesn't make me flunk it. ;)
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Date: 2012-01-06 03:03 am (UTC)good luck to you.