Sentences with phrase «proficient reading»

By the beginning of fourth grade, the point at which we can accurately predict long - term learning outcomes, only 33 percent of American children are at proficient reading levels.

Only 17 percent of children who are eligible for free or reduced lunch are at proficient reading levels.

The evidence is clear; developing proficient reading skills in all students by the third grade is a must.

The right instruction can help develop the regions of the brain essential for proficient reading.

By the end of third grade, students are expected to have proficient reading skills so that they can read to learn other subjects and more complex material starting the next year.

According to a special report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, 67 % of American children are scoring below proficient reading levels at the beginning of 4th grade on the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading test.

These studies indicate a pattern of brain organization in poor readers that differs from that seen in nonimpaired readers, with less activity in regions of the left hemisphere that are associated with proficient reading.

With a few exceptions, all students should have the basic reading circuitry for proficient reading in place by the end of first grade — that is to say they should independently read easy chapter books with comprehension and fluency.

(When 60 years of research from the NIH clearly shows that the ability to decode word s is an essential skill for proficient reading?!!) If educators don't think NCLB is the way to address the need for accountability, what do they suggest as an alternative?

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The National Assessment for Educational Progress has consistently found that about 34 % of American students are at proficient reading levels by the beginning of fourth grade, leaving 66 % reading at non-proficient levels as they move ahead into the upper grades.

Proficient Reading in School: Traditional Paradigms and New Textual Landscapes, David O'Brien, Roger Stewart, and Richard Beach

Only 20 percent of fourth grade children who are eligible for free or reduced lunch are at proficient reading levels (National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2013)

Screening will also highlight the foundational skills that some student lack, and these will continue to be obstacles to proficient reading skills if left unaddressed.

By the beginning of fourth grade only 34 percent of American children are at proficient reading levels (National Assessment of Educational Progress, 2013)

Schools that enroll many poor children can't be merely effective; to bring their students to proficient reading levels, they need to be supereffective.