Kids are often taught to read one-off articles about a topic that allows them to practice the “skills” of reading comprehension. But without vocabulary and content knowledge, those skills are tough to apply. (MindShiftKQED)
. And, generally speaking, wealthier parents are more highly educated.
“I’m not against testing per se,” Wexler said."Testing has uncovered a lot of deficiencies that were hidden before. It has revealed these gaps and that’s important information to have. The problem with reading tests is they seem to be testing these general skills.”the passages aren’t about anything they’ve been learning
She also points out that the type of knowledge she’s talking about, the kind that leads to really good comprehension, is a long-term project. Each bit of knowledge builds on something that came before, so it can’t be measured in one or two year increments. It’s something that continues from year to year.
“This both levels the playing field for kids, and it also gives teachers an incentive to focus on content and not these illusory skills,” Wexler said.
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