Retention is not an intervention

By: Robert B. Miller

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 760

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Every child should leave third grade able to read with competence and confidence. That is not a political position. It is an educational and moral obligation.

The question is whether mandatory grade retention is an evidence-based response when a child has not acquired those skills.

As a pediatric psychologist who has spent decades evaluating children with learning and neurodevelopmental needs, I believe the answer is no.

When a child receives increasingly intensive intervention through …

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