Just in the past four years, more than half of the states passed legislation aimed at improving
3rd grade reading proficiency, the commission said.
It is widely known that
third grade reading proficiency is one of the strongest predictors of high school graduation, postsecondary attainment and career success.
«Despite progress, we are still ranked 47th in fourth -
grade reading proficiency on NAEP, 50th in eighth - grade math proficiency and 46th in graduation rate.»
As my Hechinger Report colleague Molly Callister wrote here, 15 states and the District of Columbia have adopted policies requiring third -
grade reading proficiency before a student can move to fourth grade.
Lesaux's 2010 report, Turning the Page: Refocusing Massachusetts for Reading Success, formed the basis for a third -
grade reading proficiency bill passed in Massachusetts in 2012, and Lead for Literacy, her series of memos aimed at policymakers and education leaders, has been used across the nation for literacy planning.
For example, 84 % of the reported improvement in 4th grade math proficiency between 2008 and 2009 and 69 % of the improvement in
8th grade reading proficiency could be attributed to the exclusion of these students.
The state fared better in education, improving in all of the indicators (pre-school attendance,
4th grade reading proficiency, 8th grade math proficiency, and high school graduation rates).
Learn how Read Charlotte uses eight research - based community indicators to track progress toward reaching a goal of achieving 80 % third
grade reading proficiency by 2025.
From 2005 to 2015, for example, fourth -
grade reading proficiency on the test known as «the nation's report card,» showed that achievement differences between white and African American students moved from an 8 - point gap to 11 points.
Learn how Read Charlotte research led then to find that evidence - based programs alone will not allow them to reach a goal of 80 %
third grade reading proficiency by 2025.
Georgia's fourth -
grade reading proficiency rate dropped from close to 100 percent in 2013 to less than 40 percent in 2015 — not because the kids were doing worse, but because the state's measure of how they were doing was getting closer to the truth.
For a current look at third
grade reading proficiency in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) schools, visit the public OUSD Scholastic Reading Inventory interactive dashboard.
Reading Proficiency at Grade Three The foundation's first area of focus is on
3rd grade reading proficiency, arguably the most critical indicator of a student's educational success.
One state's experience with the Lead for Literacy framework in its drive for 100 percent third - grade reading proficiency
Consider these facts: After a decade of progress, in Atlanta, eighth -
grade reading proficiency is still only 22 percent.
Third
grade reading proficiency is up 15 percent at all community schools, based on end - of - year tests and Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills or DIBELS scores.
In 2015 — 16, third -
grade reading proficiency fell to 45.7 percent from 48.8 percent two years earlier, while eighth - grade reading proficiency was flat at 39.7 percent compared to 39.9 percent two years earlier.
The stronger the early childhood experience, the more likely children are to be on track to 3rd
grade reading proficiency, and the less likely they are to need early remediation.»
Members of the State Board of Education approved today multiple alternative assessment methods for determining third
grade reading proficiency, which were put forth by local school districts in an effort to reduce the burdensome testing methods that have...
«Over the past four years, we've improved third -
grade reading proficiency (districtwide) by 7 points, and fifth - grade reading proficiency by 11 points.»
As an example, between 2005 and 2015, Kentucky's 4th -
grade reading proficiency on the National Assessment of Educational Progress increased:
The biggest contributors to Minnesota's low national ranking for Asian children are poverty rates and fourth -
grade reading proficiency.
By 2020, literacy grantees will provide evidence - based interventions and support services to a minimum of 2,500 K - 3 public school students, stronger systems will be in place to support schools to strategically partner with effective and appropriate interventions, and early literacy will be reflected in community priorities and investments, with the shared goal of increasing third
grade reading proficiency to 85 %.
Read Charlotte uses eight research - based community indicators to track our progress toward reaching our goal of achieving 80 % third
grade reading proficiency by 2025.
Positive movement on our community indicators indicates increased likelihood of achieving Read Charlotte's goal of 80 % third
grade reading proficiency by 2025.
As a result of years of advocating for a focus on third
grade reading proficiency, the city of Oakland, Oakland Unified School District, and community partners have aligned and are committed to our shared ambitious goal of improving third grade reading proficiency to 85 % by the year 2020.
Active Reading is the first of five evidence - based practices that Read Charlotte prioritized to meet the goal of 80 % third
grade reading proficiency by 2025.
Right now, just 39 % of third graders in CMS are reading proficiently, an alarming statistic given that third
grade reading proficiency is the most important predictor of high school graduation.
Children begin on their path to third
grade reading proficiency and college and career readiness from birth, not when schools begin testing them.
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