> In the US too, reading is generally handled in Kindergarten, the year before first grade. I keep hearing that students in the US struggle with reading. With

> In the US too, reading is generally handled in Kindergarten, the year before first grade. I keep hearing that students in the US struggle with reading. With something like 60% of students not being able to read proficiently. Inlcuding a truly stunning case of a valedictorian high school graduate who couldn't read: https://www.kktv.com/2025/02/28/former-high-school-honors-student-who-says-she-cant-read-write-sues-district-where-she-graduated/ https://www.kktv.com/2025/02/28/former-high-school-honors-st... Or the "whole language" approach to reading, which sounds completely bonkers to me.