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Shanahan on Literacy Our Middle School Reading Scores are Dropping — Help! In grades 3-8, it’s critical to continue explicit teaching of advanced phonics (e.g., multi-syllable words, unusual spelling patterns), fluency, vocabulary, morphology, spelling, reading comprehension (at grade level), and writing.