Blame the parents. I had my little girl knowing the alphabet and reading simple words, her 1-2-3’s before she entered kindergarten. We read and played word games every night. It starts at home.
I learned at home...
One, two...buckle my show.
Three, four...shut the door.
Five, six...pick up sticks.
Etc.
Bingo.
My kids saw us reading and wanted to learn how.
My son was reading by age 4.
My daughter was reading by kindergarten. When they had Parent Teacher night all the kids would point at my daughter and tell their parents she can read! I read to her almost every night and she asked me to teach her to read. We started with simple words and worked our way up. All on her own desires. Later she read books all the time.
I told my kids that the school is not responsible for your education. YOU are responsible for your education.
You taught your little girl because you knew how to read and right. These kids have parent that were taught from the same schools that are letting their kids down. Honestly can’t feel sorry for a group of people stuck on stupid, that keep voting for the same failed idiots who are champions of education. Personally, the inner cities are too Ferel to be saved.