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Why reading by fourth grade matters for student success
Posted by Roger Dickinson on 08 September 2020, 21:10 SAST
The implications for students reading below grade level by fourth grade are daunting. In a nation where far too many elementary school children are reading below grade level,
Studies have shown that children who cannot read at grade level by the start of fourth grade are four times less likely to graduate on time than their grade-level peers — a startling statistic that shows the weight that early education carries for a child’s future success.
