Retention is not an intervention • West Virginia Watch

Retention is not an intervention • West Virginia Watch

The Third Grade Success Act requires aides in kindergarten, first, second and third grade classrooms specifically focused on helping students improve poor reading skills. Schools are required to retain third graders whose reading and math abilities aren’t at grade level. (Getty Images)Every child should leave third grade able to read with competence and confidence. That is not a political position. It is an educational and moral obligation. The …