41.   More than half of the firms say their workers lack basic math and reading skills.

42.   My administration will reform Head Start programs and aggressively emphasize early reading skills.

43.   Programs can help very young readers gain basic reading skills and confidence, and slightly older learners build comprehension, vocabulary and grammar.

44.   Researcher Lyon said every comparison under controlled conditions has shown phonics to be much more effective in improving reading skills of dyslexics than whole-language.

45.   Remedial reading programs have grown dramatically, while grouping students based on their reading skills has declined.

46.   Shaw came to Arizona three years ago as a third-grader with first-grade reading skills.

47.   She, too, wanted a tighter focus on reading skills as well as teaching children to use new technologies.

48.   So while the game is adjustable, it is likely to become tedious for children with some basic reading skills.

49.   Students who have mastered reading skills in their native tongues but are still learning English should not be unfairly compared with those fluent in English, Mills has said.

50.   The bill, authored by Sen. Teel Bivins, R-Amarillo, would require immediate help for kindergartners with inadequate reading skills.