Jennifer Kobrin's Blog – April 2011 Archive (1)

Reading by the end of 3^rd grade is critical for success in school and in life. After 3^rd grade, the focus shifts from learning to read to reading to learn. Research shows that students who haven’t mastered basic reading skills by the end of 3^rd grade—whom we call ‘striving readers’—are less likely to get on track and keep up with their peers’ academic achievement. Research also shows that striving readers after the primary years are more…