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4、ng.(2026).What kids are reading:2026 Introduction By Tifgany P.Hogan,PhD,CCC-SLP Professor and Research Associate6 40 Years of Accelerating Learning9 What Kids Are Reading:Grades K2 12 Growing Readers in Grades K214 Grade K16 Grade 118 Grade 220 Research Spotlight:How Kids Are Reading23 What Kids Ar
5、e Reading:Grades 35 26 Growing Readers in Grades 3528 Grade 330 Grade 432 Grade 535 What Kids Are Reading:Grades 68 38 Growing Readers in Grades 6840 Grade 642 Grade 744 Grade 846 Research Spotlight:Insights on Growing Readers49 What Kids Are Reading:Grades 912 52 Growing Readers in Grades 91254 Gra
6、de 956 Grade 1058 Grade 1160 Grade 1263 About the Report64 Whats Inside64 The Lists65 Matching Books to Kids65 About Accelerated Reader66 About myON 66 Keep Kids Reading67 Publisher PartnersContents|What Kids Are Reading|3Reading skill develops through reading itself,and theres no shortcut around ex