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Phillips, D. John – Education Canada, 1984
Compares and describes school leavers in Ontario, Canada, and Somerset, England. Notes functional illiteracy is common among school leavers. Decides that the best approach is a concentrated effort on reading in grades three and four. Describes such a program to be instituted in York, Ontario, in September, 1984. (BRR)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
