One day, one test: How the new retention law overlooks children with learning disabilities
Second graders do math exercises at Frayser Achievement Elementary School. Tennessee’s new third-grade retention law doesn’t address students with learning disabilities, which is the cause of many if not most reading deficiencies. (The Daily Memphian file)
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Many third-grade students who fail their reading tests have learning disabilities, but Tennessee’s new retention law fails to address that reality, putting thousands of kids at risk of being held back.
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David Waters
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