Sentences with phrase «in reading proficiency»

In addition, children experienced gains in reading proficiency and a significant increase in the number of kids with health insurance.

Overall, early elementary black students increased reading proficiency and growth in elementary grades with a 10 percent increase in reading proficiency for third grade in two years, according to the report.

In reading, across all of cohort two, the average school gained just a single point in reading proficiency.

For example, instructional coaches could look at longitudinal data on vocabulary development or student progress in reading proficiency over years.

Perhaps it is no surprise to researchers that the decline in reading proficiency coincides with a decline with student autonomy or choice in reading materials.

With two years of significant growth in reading proficiency, students with disabilities are making the lion's share of improvements in students scoring at the advanced level.

The most recent statistics on these students indicate that there is a significant drop in reading proficiency levels in grades 7 - 12.

There is a big gap in reading proficiency between ages 13 and 18, and even more of a gap when it comes to interests and experiences.

Each student is assessed in reading proficiency and for those students who read below grade level, research - based interventions are provided.

Bonus available to third grade reading teachers whose students show the greatest growth in reading proficiency.

The evidence presented here shows that Florida's elementary - school students did in fact make large improvements in reading proficiency in the 2000s.

Thirty - nine percent of Sunshine State schools rated A in 2013 - 2014 saw declines in reading proficiency rates for black students from the previous year.

Rhode Island children rank just outside the top 10 in the country in reading proficiency among fourth grade students, a critical benchmark of child well - being according to the factbook.

End - of - year assessments in 2015 revealed a 22 % increase in reading proficiency for grades K — 3 and a 21.6 % increase in math proficiency for grades 3 — 5.

And among the schools using the «phase - in» approach (taking over schools grade - by - grade), schools averaged a twenty - two - point gain in reading proficiency on the state assessment, and a sixteen - point gain in math last year.

Gains in reading proficiency also were seen across all student groups, though big achievement gaps remained.

For eighth - graders across the district, the report showed a four - year gain of 4 percentage points to 38 percent in reading proficiency, and a 5 percentage - point gain to 44 percent in math proficiency.

Progress in reading proficiency rates has stalled: Tennessee has seen a move of just three points (on a 500 - point scale) over the past 20 years despite a major boost in spending during that period.

Oakland Reads 2020 Grade - Level Reading Update examines and reflects on gains and challenges in reading proficiency and four levers of change shared in the original 2014 Baseline Report.

The good news is that Vermont's 4th graders rank third in the country in reading proficiency overall.

Even worse, across all cohort - one schools, the average reading - proficiency increase was a mere five points — a cost of one billion dollars for each point of improvement in reading proficiency.

Standardized test scores showed a schoolwide increase in reading proficiency.

To counter the recent drops in reading proficiency, educators need to stop telling students, high and low - achieving, what to read so that students can develop develop ownership over their reading choices.

«It is unacceptable to have the gap in reading proficiency rates between low - income and high - income children increase by nearly 20 percent over the last decade.

Black students and Hispanic students saw increases of 9 percentage points in reading proficiency for grades 3 - 5 over four years, white students and English language learners saw a 13 percentage - point rise, and multiracial students saw an 11 percentage - point increase.

A significant body of research links the close reading of complex text — whether the student is a struggling reader or advanced — to significant gains in reading proficiency and finds close reading to be a key component of college and career readiness.

• On average, schools with one year of funding and interventions under their belts saw a two percentage - point gain in reading proficiency — just about the same gain as all other U.S. schools that didn't get these huge cash infusions.

• On average, schools with two years of funding and interventions under their belts saw a three percentage point gain in reading proficiency — just about the same gain as all other U.S. schools — those that didn't get these huge cash infusions.

Hospitality High had gains of 21 % in Reading Proficiency and 26 % in Math Proficiency over the 2010 DC CAS scores.

«Long - term improvement is also gap - narrowing improvement,» Cheatham said, citing a 36 percentage - point rise for black students in reading proficiency in four years at Lindbergh Elementary School, and a 19 percentage - point gain for black students in reading proficiency over the same period at Glendale.

Over a four - year period, Turnaround Arts schools on average have seen a 12.6 percent improvement in reading proficiency and 22.5 percent improvement in math proficiency.

Data from 700 of the 850 schools that participated in the program during the 2010 — 11 school year reveal that about one in four schools experienced double - digit increases in math proficiency and about one in five schools posted double - digit increases in reading proficiency.

In the summer of 2015, South Berwyn, Illinois, a district where 100 % of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch and 90 % are English language learners, defied the odds and not only avoided summer slide but experienced a significant increase in reading proficiency.

«I think our track record is pretty good,» Evers said, citing decreased suspensions and expulsions, increased number of students taking college - level courses while still in high school and modest increases in reading proficiency.

Certainly McKay has been largely successful in helping special ed students and their families get the high - quality education they deserve, with special ed students — especially those have been stuck with the nebulous label of having a «specific learning disability» — making gains in reading proficiency.