Third-grade goals putting SCS teachers to the test
Special Report: Memphis’ Reading Test
Dontae'vah Walton and Jaida Anderson (right) rearrange letters to spell words from a class reading assignment in Michelle Biggs' (left) kindergarten class at Keystone Elementary School on April 12, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
David Waters
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
PART 2: High-stakes testing has shifted the focus of kindergarten from what's developmentally appropriate to get kids ready for school, to what's academically required to prepare students for their first standardized achievement tests in third grade.
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