And in many states with third grade reading “gates” in place, students could be at risk of getting held back if they haven’t caught up within a few years. 40 percent — The number of first grade ...

Kindergarten is the new first ... grade classes from the '90s. For example, teachers in 2010 were much more likely to believe academic instruction should begin before kindergarten, including a 33 ...

From 1998 to 2006, kindergarten teachers reported devoting 25 percent ... to “read on grade level by 3rd grade ” may have narrowed the focus. Bassok and Rorem found that the number of early ...