BillC318 t1_j9l754a wrote on February 22, 2023 at 7:56 PM

I have calculated that almost 50 million 4th graders are illiterate over 20 years as measured by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Are we going to hold educators responsible for this travesty or just move on?

No-Idea-2748 t1_j9lrrh4 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Sadly we keep on moving on . This literacy gap is responsible for the school to prison pipeline. If you can't read proficiently by end of 3rd a student is 4x likely to drop out of high school and never read fluently. Over 80% of justice involved youth are illiterate. Sadly for some this is the first time they get assessed is in Federal jail because there is a law to test for dyslexia.. (trouble with words). I think the change will come when the public demands it. Low literacy affects communities, not just students and parents.