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Research:. Approximately 50% of the nation's unemployed youth (ages 16-21) are functionally illiterate with no prospect of a better future. 75% of today's jobs require at least a ninth grade education. Illiteracy costs the U.S. approximately $20 billion per year.~U.S. Census Bureau, 2007. Litera
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1. Reading in the Content Area August 9, 2007