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Primer
Why reading as a skill is now more important than ever, and harder to master
This is the first of a series of 12 primers on current affairs issues in the news and what they mean for Singapore
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Just a few years ago, junior college students researching the topic of climate change would have been directed by their teachers to a carefully curated list of readings, including their science textbooks, where they can generally trust the information to be accurate.
Now though, students are more likely to be asked to go online to conduct independent research, and many are likely to get lost in a maze of websites, blogs and forums all claiming to be "accurate and factual".
