For example, an 8 - year - old may test high in math and be placed in a fourth grade level math class but sent to a third grade level reading class. (thespruce.com)
Simply put it is to help students get ready for dealing with higher level reading, e.g. fiction / non-fiction texts. (tes.com)
But this is a surface level reading of that scene: between the lines, the two fail to communicate or understand how to let the other one into their interior life. (theretroset.com)