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0 pointscyberax1mo ago0 comments

> In the US too, reading is generally handled in Kindergarten, the year before first grade.

I keep hearing that students in the US struggle with reading. With something like 60% of students not being able to read proficiently.

Inlcuding a truly stunning case of a valedictorian high school graduate who couldn't read: https://www.kktv.com/2025/02/28/former-high-school-honors-st... Or the "whole language" approach to reading, which sounds completely bonkers to me.

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Izkata1mo ago

The "whole word" teaching method only got popular in the past few decades and is probably the main cause of stuff like that.

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0 pointscyberax1mo ago0 comments

> In the US too, reading is generally handled in Kindergarten, the year before first grade.

I keep hearing that students in the US struggle with reading. With something like 60% of students not being able to read proficiently.

Izkata1mo ago

The "whole word" teaching method only got popular in the past few decades and is probably the main cause of stuff like that.

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