‘The future is very much in questionable hands’: 7th-grade teacher says students don’t kno

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7th grade teacher says students don't know how to read or write



While the United States literacy rate is, depending on one’s definition of literacy, anywhere from 79% to 92%, 54% of adults between the ages of 16 and 74 “lack proficiency in literacy, essentially reading below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level,” per the Barbara Bush Foundation. For those still learning to read, the numbers are equally concerning. A 2013 study found that only 35% of 4th graders are reading at or above grade level; in the years since, average reading scores have decreased.

This can be felt in the classroom, as evidenced by the wide range of Reddit posts from teachers questioning just how students ended up in their current situation.

“I subbed today for a 7th and 8th grade teacher. I’m not exaggerating when I say at least 50% of the students were at a 2nd grade reading level,” reads one post. “I was asked 20 times today ‘what is this word?’. Movie. Excited. Trait.”

“I teach third [grade] and I have students who don’t know all their letter sounds,” claimed another. A third alleged, “I teach 9th grade at a high school. I have kids that if given three chances to write their names, they might get it correct once.”

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