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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this also honors for all?[/quote]

Actually CKLA is teaching all kids to read. With Benchmark they weren't teaching anybody to read except those in ELC.

Some kids figured it out on their own, many families supplemented/hired tutors. Many did not learn to read. Disgraceful.[/quote]

Okay this is an exaggeration.  ELC doesn’t start until 4th grade and Benchmark only was introduced during the pandemic and RGR was added for the last 2-3 years.  Obviously many kids were being taught to read, some knew beforehand, some families hired tutors, and some struggled.

Personally if they aren’t going to adopt Core Knowledge overall, I hope they omit the Science and Social Studies CKLA units and instead give that time back to the actual Science and SS curricula.  Curricula which should still include vocabulary and thinking questions.

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Before Benchmark it was even worse - C 2.0. I know it's hard to believe, becuase Benchmark was terrible, but MCPS's own home-grown curriculum was even worse. My kid learned to read becuase I explicitly taught her the phonics. I was not going to risk her not learning when both DH and I have dyslexia.[/quote]

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