For example, Keith Lance reports in the 2000 Colorado study, How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: «Schools with well - developed library media programs average 10 % to 15 % higher
on fourth grade reading scores and 18 % higher on seventh grade reading scores than schools where libraries are less developed.
Not exact matches
Even though almost every student at the KIPP Academy... is from a low - income family, and all but a few are either black or Hispanic, and most enter below
grade level, they are still a step above other kids in the neighborhood;
on their math tests in the
fourth grade (the year before they arrived at KIPP), KIPP students in the Bronx
scored well above the average for the district, and
on their
fourth -
grade reading tests they often
scored above the average for the entire city.
Since 2007, the proportion of D.C. students
scoring proficient or above
on the rigorous and independent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) more than doubled in
fourth grade reading and more than tripled in
fourth grade math, bringing Washington up to the middle of the pack of urban school districts at that
grade level, while the city's black students largely closed gaps with African American students nationwide.
Washington moved
on, as did Chris, and then a few years ago something funny happened: NAEP
scores in
fourth -
grade reading jumped significantly, especially for the low - income, low achieving students who were Reading First's
reading jumped significantly, especially for the low - income, low achieving students who were
Reading First's
Reading First's focus.
In the Capitol, he displayed a chart showing that while Minnesota's
fourth -
grade reading scores on the national test had been flat for years, Florida's had climbed.
The Education Department plans to release a new set of
scores for
fourth - and eighth -
grade math and
reading on Wednesday, and Mr. Chingos said he would release estimated demographic adjustments this week.
According to a special report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation (2010), 67 % of American children are
scoring below proficient
reading levels at the beginning of
fourth grade on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
reading test.
The top - performing nations in
fourth -
grade reading, ranked by scores on the 2016 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (
reading, ranked by
scores on the 2016 Progress in International
Reading Literacy Study (
Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).
Canada wanted to calculate how much the program was improving the
reading ability of these students, so he asked to see their
scores on the previous year's citywide
fourth -
grade reading test for comparison.
Percent of students
scoring satisfactory or better
on the state assessment of
fourth -
grade reading.
Another point: although the Florida
reading scores did increase in the
fourth grade, «the evidence
on Florida's NAEP achievement trends and gaps is mixed when other
grade levels and subject areas are examined,» according to a 2010 report out of Columbia University.
n The report highlights data such as
fourth grade reading scores, eighth
grade math results and Kentucky's college - and career - readiness results showing a 30 percentage - point gap between students based
on English language proficiency, a 25 percentage - point gap between African American and white students, a 20 percentage - point gap based
on identified learning differences and also family income, and a 10 percentage - point gap between Hispanic students and their white peers.
Researchers used
scores of roughly 8 million students tested in
fourth and eighth
grades in math and
reading / ELA in 47 states during the 2008 — 09 school year to estimate state - and district - level subject - specific achievement gaps
on each state's accountability tests.
Among the facts from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Fourth Grade Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP grade four reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped sinc
Reading report cited by FairTest: — There has been no gain in NAEP
grade four
reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped sinc
reading performance nationally since 1992 despite a huge increase in state - mandated testing; — NAEP
scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis on testing; and — Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since
scores in southern states, which test the most and have the highest stakes attached to their state testing programs, have declined; — The NAEP
score gap between white children and those from African American and Hispanic families has increased, even though schools serving low - income and minority - group children put the most emphasis
on testing; and —
Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since
Scores of children eligible for free lunch programs have dropped since 1996.
Based
on scores in nationally standardized tests (
fourth grade reading and math and eighth
grade reading and math), greater union membership of educators tends to have a positive impact
on student test
scores while larger class sizes tend to have a negative effect.
Test
scores for Native American students
on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
fourth grade reading test are 25 points below the national average, and the high school graduation rate for students in BIE schools is 59 percent, compared with 80 percent for students across the country.
In a statement made last week, Levesque said Arizona had been
on the same track, and had been painting a «picture of overwhelming success,» despite a 49 - point gap between
fourth grade reading scores on state and national assessments.
CHEYENNE — Overall, Wyoming's
fourth and eighth
grade students in 2017 continue to outperform national average test
scores in
reading and mathematics
on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation's Report Card or NAEP.
The state had some of the biggest gaps that Achieve found
on last year's tests: 60 percent more
scoring proficient in
fourth -
grade reading on the state test than
on national assessment; a 43 percent gap
on fourth -
grade math; a 65 percent gap
on eighth -
grade reading; and a 53 percent gap
on eighth -
grade math.
For example, one recent study (Attendance Works, 2014) found that missing three days of school in the month before taking the National Assessment of Educational Progress translated into
fourth graders
scoring a full
grade level lower in
reading on this test.
In Rocky River, for example, almost 84 percent of third - graders were rated «proficient» or better
on a preliminary
reading test in the fall, above the
score required to advance to
fourth grade.
New Haven, Conn. — Connecticut's
fourth - and eighth -
grade students continue to
score higher than their national peers in
reading, and have made modest long - term gains in math based
on 2017 results from the Nation's Report Card — but our current rate of progress means The Constitution State would need a century to close the achievement gap.
In Oklahoma the state legislature and governor doubled down
on the testing obsession to declare that no third grader could go to
fourth grade if they missed the mandated cut
score on the
reading test by even one point....
Mississippi ranks near the bottom among all states in a number of markers including children ages 1 through 5 whose families
read to them more than 3 days a week,
fourth - and eighth -
grade reading and math levels,
on - time high - school graduation and average composite ACT
scores.
Although there are a number of areas that appear to be sources of
reading difficulty, Valencia and Buly (2004) found that a substantial number of fifth
grade students who
scored below the proficient standard
on a
fourth grade state
reading test exhibited difficulties in what the Common Core State Standards have identified as a foundational
reading skill —
reading fluency.
The limited English proficient kids in Texas
scored better
on the
fourth -
grade reading test in 2013 than same -
grade limited English proficient kids in Oregon.
Students
scored lower
on the
fourth -
grade reading tests and
on both math tests.
In case you didn't hear about it, Columbus has had good news about its
reading scores: 87 percent of third - graders met the state's
reading requirements and will move
on to the
fourth grade, compared with about 74 percent last school year.