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Children who can read on grade level by the end of third grade are 13 times more likely to graduate from high school than those who cannot and individuals who do not graduate from high school have lower life expectancies and a higher likelihood of encountering law enforcement and prison. (UAB)
Matt Windsor
UAB Reporter
In every life are moments that can be pivotal. But few may be more consequential, or overlooked, than the third-grade reading test.
As School of Medicine Dean Selwyn Vickers, M.D., explained during the school’s COVID-19 Research Symposium in October 2020, education is seen as the “great equalizer” in America. But by the end of the third grade, a large proportion of America’s children are already far behind, with little hope of catching up.