What Glenda Ritz Wants To Do About The IREAD-3
Glenda Ritz wants to dump the IREAD-3 as it currently exists, replace it with a new test and drop the retention requirement.
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August 17, 2012
Why Holding Back Third Graders Who Fail Reading Tests Isn’t A Silver Bullet Strategy
Retention for students who don’t pass third grade reading exams works best when used in concert with other intervention strategies, according to a policy brief released Thursday by the Center on Children and Families at The Brookings Institution: Policies encouraging the retention of students who have not acquired basic reading skills by third grade are no substitute [...]
Why Holding Back Third Graders Who Fail Reading Tests Isn’t A Silver Bullet Strategy
Retention for students who don’t pass third grade reading exams works best when used in concert with other intervention strategies, according to a policy brief released Thursday by the Center on Children and Families at The Brookings Institution: Policies encouraging the retention of students who have not acquired basic reading skills by third grade are no substitute [...]
May 21, 2012
What’s Next For Third Graders Who Didn’t Pass Indiana’s Reading Test
“I started crying and telling myself I was stupid because I didn’t pass that test,” Ethan Brown, 9, remembers.
What’s Next For Third Graders Who Didn’t Pass Indiana’s Reading Test
“I started crying and telling myself I was stupid because I didn’t pass that test,” Ethan Brown, 9, remembers.