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| January 25, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By Kimberly Lamke, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 25--With the third-grade Colorado Student Assessment Program tests less than a month away, many schools are again focused on whether their young students have the skills necessary to read proficiently.

One Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 elementary school was concerned it wasn't doing enough to help students read, so the staff started using a program to help good readers advance and poor readers reach proficient levels.

Kindergarten through third-grade students at Aragon Elementary School are tested three times a year using a system called…

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