‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Miller’s first graders are a case study in the scale, depth and unevenness of learning loss during the pandemic.
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