Why Third Grade Is So Important: The ‘Matthew Effect’
Take a guess: What is the single most important year of an individual’s academic career? The answer isn’t junior year of high school, or senior year of college. It’s third grade.
What makes success in third grade so significant? It’s the year that students move from learning to read — decoding words using their knowledge of the alphabet — to reading to learn.
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And this is why I’m terrified for a few of my kids.
Why is 3rd grade important?
I teach third grade! Uh oh. Guess I should read this!