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Literacy push builds, but challenges persist

SPELLING IT OUT: Javier Montañez, Providence schools superintendent, says part of the effort to improve reading proficiency should address the barriers students face outside the classroom. 
PBN PHOTO/­STEPHANIE ­BERNABA

Brian Fernandes remembers reading the same passages over and over as a child and feeling lost. He could say the words correctly but had no idea what he was reading. The moment when reading finally clicked – when one sentence flowed into the next with complete comprehension – stays with him to this day. “I

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