As students become proficient in basic academic
skills by fifth grade, the sixth through eighth grade academic program provides students with more challenging skills and a more content - rich curriculum.
Not exact matches
A new study
by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) finds that children who were cared for in high - quality childcare settings outside the home have better vocabulary
skills at
fifth grade than children who received early care in lower - quality settings.
Students in the summer learning programs began the 2013 - 2014 academic year with a meaningful advantage in math, the equivalent of more than one -
fifth of the amount of growth in math
skills achieved
by the typical student between the spring of 3rd
grade and the spring of 4th
grade.