3.3K Shares 5 1.7K More Matthew Effect | Matthew Principle Ask any Special Education Advocate, and I bet they all will tell you that they have a huge chunk of clients that are in 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade. I can remember periods of time when all my clients fit into that category. Coincidence? Unfortunately, … Continue reading Is Your 3rd Grader Struggling? It’s Probably the Matthew Effect in Reading.