Many at-risk college students with low literacy skills must pass a required reading test to demonstrate their level of proficiency in handling college-level material. This study investigated the effectiveness of at-risk college freshmen working in cooperative groups with peer facilitators on improving reading scores. At-risk students seem to realize the complexity of the written language after collaborating with their peers. Peer interaction was

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