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Reading, Writing and Text Messaging
Story aired: Tuesday, March 22, 2005



High school students can't write. They can instantmessage, email and text message on their cell phones. But they can't complete a sentence. Well at least that's the common wisdom.

But some educatiors say the common wisdom is wrong.

Guests:


Christina McCarroll, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.

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Teens ready to prove text-messaging skills can score SAT points by Christina McCarroll, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

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