That one in ten students is
reading on grade level while students are losing ground relative to their peers (less than 50 MGP) should not qualify as good.
Not exact matches
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.
While proficiency rates
on grade -
level math and
reading tests hovered in the 30s, performance at surrounding traditional schools was worse.
While we have general agreement
on the importance of an annual test to measure whether students are learning to
read and do math
on grade level, we still often find too much test prep in our schools.
This data shows us that
while there remains progress to be made, thousands more Newark students are
reading and doing math
on grade level today than just a few years ago, and that these students have a better chance at attending college and pursuing a meaningful career when they leave our schools.
The sections
on oral language and writing are pertinent to
grades K - 6,
while reading is presented by
grade level.
Interestingly,
while the document
on file with the State Department of Education is missing dozens of text changes, the offensive language limiting transfers into the school, unless a child is
reading at or above
grade level, has mysteriously been removed from this «final» copy.
While those students must normally pass the STAAR math and
reading exams to be promoted to the next
grade level, the commissioner granted leeway this year, making a third test administration optional and allowing local discretion
on whether a student who fails the exams should advance.
While you will need to major in at least one subject to teach that subject in the middle
grades, it is becoming more common for schools to offer middle school teaching programs that include preparation for two related subjects, such as science and math or English and
reading, depending
on state -
level subject requirements for teacher licensing.
While they may be
reading below
grade level on their own, their listening comprehension is usually equal to or above that of their peers.
This young man showed cognitive strengths
on the Stanford - Binet
while achievement scores in
reading and spelling were only at
grade level.
While 42 percent of white fourth - graders
read on grade level, only 16 percent of black youngsters do.
«Drawing
on the vast nonfiction resources of Scholastic News and Weekly Reader, Core Clicks presents
leveled informational texts
on 18 topics per
grade, all designed to provide content area
reading in science and social studies
while explicitly teaching Common Core Language Arts standards at each
grade level.