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Poppy Johnston

Education revolution urged to boost reading skills

The Grattan Institute says the problem of poor reading skills is entirely preventable. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

A failure to teach Australian children to read properly is costing students and the broader economy billions of dollars over their lifetimes.

One in three students are not meeting Naplan's minimum standards for literacy and key public policy think tank the Grattan Institute says the problem is entirely preventable.

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