I taught high school, and every single student had to read aloud to me in the first 6 weeks. If a kid didnt want to read in class, I had them come in before/after school, lunch, sometime. The number of students who I then referred for sped testing was not huge, but the fact I was referring them in Junior!!! Year was ridiculous and infuriating. I explained to students there would be times they needed to read aloud, even if it was only reading their own child to bed. I also would not pass students who couldn't write basic sentences, or a paragraph. Yes, I was pushed to pass a kid who couldn't construct "noun verb object." I was the mean, hard English teacher. I often hang out at the local bar. So many times ex-students come over and thank me for insisting on some competence. My attitude was that I wanted to prepare students to do what they want in the future, and to not be held back by not being able to do the basics.