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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote[b]]I tend to suspect [/b]that quite likely the case was that many of her readers were struggling because they had inappropriate, substandard reading education in the grades prior to entering her middle school. And, as has been pointed out several times already, there's nothing in Common Core that precludes schools from offering supplementary reading supports to help bring those students up to speed. If schools aren't providing adequate or appropriate supports, that's a failing of the school administration, not a failing of Common Core[/quote]

Suspicion based on ???  (the data).  Because data = validation of suspicions.

There will always be students who do not meet the standards and that won't necessarily be the result of "inappropriate substandard reading education".

Your logic is faulty.

Also, adding more reading class means taking away electives and fun and inspiring activities like art, music, etc.   Those activities do a lot for the overall well being of a child (but they certainly don't raise reading test scores which are so important).[/quote]

I suspect it because in my experience I have seen a lot of watered-down elementary reading programs, for example overreliance on sight words, weak phonics programs, et cetera.   And while yes, I agree that it's good and important to have kids do art and music, this really needs to be in balance - if you think it's more important for kids to do finger painting for most of elementary school then indeed they will be struggling for most of the rest of their school experience - and not just in reading, but also history and other subjects that rely on good reading skills.  Literacy and math need to be more of a priority.  Not to mention, kids will have a better chance of life success and earning potential via good literacy skills than they will through good art and music skills.  You frankly have a better chance of being struck by lightning than you do of being able to support yourself as a professional artist or musician.[/quote]

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