Third Grade Is too Late for Students Struggling to Read

Third Grade Is too Late for Students Struggling to Read

By Jessica Reid Sliwerski This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. For decades, the American education system has used third grade, which is already too late, as its primary accountability “gate,” waiting for state test scores before beginning the expensive work of remediation for students who are struggling. As state assessment scores are released this spring, many district leaders are facing a frustr…