Letters to the Editor: Why standardized testing for 4-year-old students makes no sense
Los Angeles Times -

To the editor: As a former kindergarten teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and National Board Certified teacher, I completely agree with educators and parents who oppose using the standardized DIBELS test on 4-year-old transitional kindergarten students. ("LAUSD parents and teachers in uproar over timed academic testing for 4-year-olds," May 14) Kindergarten teachers already have to give the DIBELS test to students when they begin kindergarten. And, even at the beginning of...

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