How School Reform, Including Common Core, Has Devastated Children and Their Joy of Learning to Read
School reform has taken a toll on children starting in kindergarten (even preschool). There’s little doubt that children are being forced to learn to read earlier than ever before. The reading gap likely reflects the developmental differences found in children when they are forced to read too soon.
Why are schools doing this? Forcing kindergarteners to read before they’re ready means that many will fail.
Are the resulting poor reading scores being used to bring teachers and public schools down?
Blaming teachers and public schools for reading failure, might make parents more amenable to placing their children in front of computer screens for unproven reading instruction, or it helps to sell reading programs that promise miracles for all children.
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If learning to read is like building a skyscraper, then kindergarten is the year to CONTINUE READING: How School Reform, Including Common Core, Has Devastated Children and Their Joy of Learning to Read
