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[quote=Anonymous]I did not go to american school system, hence this honest question. Why is their so much focus on reading at a higher grade level especially once the kids are past the lower elementary level. Why does it matter that a fifth grader is reading at seventh grade level, etc. The important thing for a student is to utilize his reading skills to study other material.  Isn't the point of reading, to learn other material like science, geography, etc.

It is so common to hear parents and even teachers judging their students based on their reading levels. I don't get it. I understand it is very important at lower elementary level when they are learning to read but after that it becomes a mute point as long as they can comprehend material written at their grade level. After 3rd or 4th grade, what should really matter is how student is doing in math, science and other subjects.

Don't get me wrong, I do believe having good reading comprehension skills are very important but I don't understand the perspective of assessing kids education mostly based on just their reading levels. Everything else seems to be second priority. In most countries, the kids are taught at a minimum two to three languages and their education level is not assessed by their reading levels.

Please enlighten me. What am I missing here?[/quote]

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