What seems to be the cause of the fourth-grade slump, particularly for students living in poverty?
A) There is less classroom help available in most poor schools after the third grade.
B) Pupils become discouraged after several years of negative school experiences.
C) Schooling becomes more academic and more abstract.
D) Schooling becomes less interesting and less challenging once basic skills are learned.

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A) By fourth grade, school has become more academic and more abstract with more focus on content area reading, more complex vocabulary, word recognition, and spelling.
B) By fourth grade, school has become more academic and more abstract with more focus on content area reading, more complex vocabulary, word recognition, and spelling.
C) By fourth grade, school has become more academic and more abstract with more focus on content area reading, more complex vocabulary, word recognition, and spelling.
D) By fourth grade, school has become more academic and more abstract with more focus on content area reading, more complex vocabulary, word recognition, and spelling.

What Seems to Be the Cause of the Fourth-Grade Slump