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Originally Posted by Deuce  Same here, and I really think it starts with the elementary school...and of course parents. I was reading before I entered kindergarten, granted they were very simple books, but I was reading. I was shocked in 9th grade there were Juniors in my class who were barely reading at a 1st grade level. And it wasn't uncommon in my school for that to happen. People somehow managed to graduate without knowing basic grammar skills, and it seems like no one seems to care! |
This brought back memories for me. I used to get so bored in elementary school, because in one class we would have to take turns reading and some of the kids could barely read. They had trouble pronouncing words. It made what should have been a good experience a nightmare!