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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reading assessments beyond first grade are all comprehension based. Not sure what you're saying.[/quote]

Op here, What I am saying is why do we place so much emphasis on reading in this country. I see this to the point of ignoring another subjects. Why is reading at a higher level so important? The school report cards include the grade level at which the students are reading. I hear parents bragging about how high their kids can read. [b]They should be bragging about how good he is doing in history or geography or science [/b]or math and not how high reading comprehension skills are. Reading skill is a facilitator to acquire knowledge.

In lower elementary school, I see that kids spent at least 4 to 5 hrs daily on reading one language. In most countries kids are learning 2 to 3 languages at that level. Why do we have such low expectations from our kids here. If the school does not want to offer other subjects, they should at least be diving time equally between reading and Math.

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History, geography and to some extent science are hardly taught in lower elementary school nowadays.   They aren't on the test![/quote]

My lower grade school has a great science, history and social science program (non-magnet).  You are correct that they are not on state tests.  Each student has to have a strong grasp of reading, comprehension and math in order to fully excel at science based subjects.  Reading & Math are core to all subjects.[/quote]

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