Study: Average U.S. 3rd-Grader Reading At Level Of Crow

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STANFORD, CA—Finding that the students’ skills were on track by the standards of the large, carrion-feeding bird, a study published Wednesday in the International Journal Of Educational Research concluded that the average American third-grader reads at the same level as a crow. “In tests of word recognition and…

STANFORD, CA—Finding that the students’ skills were on track by the standards of the large, carrion-feeding bird, a study published Wednesday in theconcluded that the average American third-grader reads at the same level as a crow.

“In tests of word recognition and reading comprehension, most 8- and 9-year-old pupils in the United States measured up quite well against crows of a similar age,” said the study’s lead author, Stanford University professor Edward Tercero, who stressed that it was only students of median proficiency who merited comparison to the clever corvid, and that many third-graders in underperforming schools read no better than a duck or a Canada goose.

 

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Average American Reading at Level of 3rd-Grader

Crows are surprisingly cunning creatures... I've seen plenty of less clever third graders. 🤷‍♀️

My gf is a 2nd grade teacher and would probably confirm this

That’s 1 O.

Americans can read? 🤣🤣🤣

😁

Jim?

i mean..

YoungBoy reads better

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