The results show average reading scores in fourth grade reading dipped to levels of a decade ago and eighth grade scores declined as well. (baltimoresun.com)
However, implementation of the third grade «reading gate» correlated with improved fourth grade reading scores in 2015. (empowerms.org)
Just two years after the program passed, National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for fourth grade reading bucked national trends and increased from 209 to 214 over a two year period. (empowerms.org)