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I'm not talking about heavy academics. I'm talking about doing things like going to the grocery store and pointing out that apples are red and round and cucumbers are long and green. Pointing out environmental print--"look, it's a big M for McDonald's!" etc. All of that is considered rich language from 0-5. Getting kids used to holding a crayon or pencil by having them color on blank paper. The point is that SOMEBODY has to teach the foundation whether it's the parents or it's outsourced. Kids who have not been taught the foundation by the time they start school are at a disadvantage and continue to be. 20 extra days of school per year isn't going to fix that. We already have the data that shows that retaining kids only gives them a fleeting additional boost and then it levels out quickly and that's an entire year of extra schooling. Sure, we can see what happens and what the data shows but until we get to the root of the problem not much will change. [/quote]

30 extra days of school. 180 days vs. 210 days.

And we already have the data that show that the effect of the summer slide is particularly big for disadvantaged kids.

What do you suggest doing about "the root of the problem", as you describe it?[/quote]

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