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PROOF POINTS: Inside the latest reading study that’s getting a lot of buzz

The Hechinger Report

The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers. In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado.

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This Toolkit Helps Take the Stress Out of State Testing

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Assessment For Learning. We walk you through the process of distinguishing between various assessment types, building goals, identifying best practices around your assessments and analyzing your data to make lasting instructional decisions throughout the year. Student Performance Improves on State Assessments.

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The Reading League Journal – The Perfect Storm: Mississippi’s Momentum for Improving Reading Achievement

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In 2011, 78% of 4th graders scored below proficient in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). In addition to this legislation reform, the Common Core State Standards had been adopted as the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards in 2010. One thing was certain.

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18 Distance Learning Tools with Sound Privacy Practices

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Clever animated videos, activities, and games for elementary and middle school Price: Free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic Platforms: Web Grades: K–3 (BrainPop Jr.) Magically easy way to create and publish digital books and multimedia Price: $4.99 BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. 40 percent — The number of first grade students “well below grade level” in reading in 2020, compared with 27 percent in 2019, according to Amplify Education Inc. This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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Is it time to stop segregating kids by ability in middle school math?

The Hechinger Report

The group points to slumping test scores as a reason why change is needed: Eighth grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress have been flat for a decade, with just 34 percent of students testing proficient in 2019, as the gap between the highest and lowest performers grows. Credit: Steven Yoder.

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Massachusetts once had the best state test in the country. Will it again?

The Hechinger Report

As rain poured outside on the chilly evening of February 24, a group of Arlington elementary school parents was imagining a sunnier place — Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road. The MCAS has long been considered one of the nation’s best tests at assessing student performance. ARLINGTON, Mass.—As AP Photo/Lisa Poole).