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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agreed. Have them read more challenging books and over time it should self correct. [/quote]
[b]Believing that elementary school kids can induce basic principles of Language Arts from lots of examples is what caused this trend. It will not fix it.[/b][/quote]
I agree.  But some posters on this thread will probably say that failure to induce principles of Language Arts from lots of examples are a sign the child should be tested for special needs.  [/quote]

Well, and that also assumes kids are getting assigned challenging books. My child in a supposedly good public middle school wasn't actually assigned books to read in middle school. It was all short stories and excerpts.[/quote]

Writer of the bolded quote above here: I take personal responsibility for getting my kids challenging books. They also listen to and memorize poetry and I read aloud regularly. My oldest was still the worst speller in her class until I started a formal phonics-based spelling program. That assessment isn't just me talking; her teachers brought it up in conferences.[/quote]

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