12th Grade Skills Hit New Low: Why the Nation’s Report Card Reads Like a Broken Scroll...

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Higher bar, strong results: Alabama third grade reading scores improve in many districts BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Some Alabama school districts made big gains on the state’s third grade reading test, even as expectations grew tougher.  Under the Alabama Literacy Act, third graders are required to demonstrate they can read well enough to advance to fourth grade. This is the second year the retention requirement will be enforced but […] The post Higher bar, strong results: Alabama third grade reading scores improve in many districts appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

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Alabama third grade reading scores show growth Alabama third grade students appeared to improve on a test of reading comprehension last year despite a slight increase in testing standards, according to numbers released by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) on Thursday. According to the department, a smaller percentage of students who took the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment of Progress (ACAP) fell […]

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How Misunderstandings of Text Complexity May Have Widened the Achievement Gap Misconceptions about the complexity of classroom texts for beginning readers led teachers to de-emphasize independent reading practice.

We thought this was an interesting take from Freddy Hiebert, who links the decline in NAEP reading scores to increased text complexity post-CCSS, potentially leading to less independent reading. #Literacy #ReadingScores #Education

U.S. Students Post Lowest Reading Scores in Decades Absenteeism, ineffective reading curriculums, and lack of support for teachers contribute to the dismal scores.

Eighth-grade students are averaging their lowest-ever reading scores since the Department of Education began tracking nationwide progress in 1992
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