{"id":7867,"date":"2012-05-24T14:21:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T18:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2012-05-24T17:40:20","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T21:40:20","slug":"how-many-third-graders-will-be-held-back-for-low-fcat-reading-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/24\/how-many-third-graders-will-be-held-back-for-low-fcat-reading-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Third Graders Will Be Held Back for Low FCAT Reading Scores?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7885\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/24\/how-many-third-graders-will-be-held-back-for-low-fcat-reading-scores\/reading-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7885\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7885\" title=\"reading\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/05\/reading-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/05\/reading-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2012\/05\/reading.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">John-Morgan \/ FLICKR<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 36,000 Florida third graders failed the new, tougher version of the FCAT reading exam - called the FCAT 2.0. The Florida Department of Education estimates less than 10,000 third graders will have to repeat the third grade.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More third graders failed the state&#8217;s FCAT reading exam than last year &#8212; as state education officials warned.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 36,577 third graders &#8212; or about 18% of all third grade test takers in the state &#8212; failed the FCAT 2.0 reading exam, which is a new, tougher version of the FCAT.<\/p>\n<p>The year before, 32,429 third graders &#8212; or 16% of all third grade test takers in the state &#8212; failed the easier FCAT reading exam.<\/p>\n<p>Failing the FCAT reading exam as a third grader means students may have to repeat the third grade.<\/p>\n<p>But Education Commission Gerard Robinson says not all of the students who failed the exam will be held back.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, Robinson says the number of students who are retained will drop &#8220;from double digit to single digit,&#8221; Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><div class=\"related-content alignleft\"><h4 class=\"related-header\">Related<\/h4><div class=\"links\"><h5>Posts<\/h5><ul><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/15\/board-of-education-takes-emergency-action-on-low-fcat-writing-scores\/\">Board Of Education Takes Emergency Action On Low FCAT Writing Scores<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/17\/fcat-writing-results-show-teaching-to-the-test-could-be-a-good-thing\/\">FCAT Writing Results Show \u2018Teaching To The Test\u2019 Could Be A Good Thing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/2012\/05\/18\/half-of-9th-and-10th-graders-failed-fcat-2-0-reading-but-commissioner-says-thats-an-improvement\/\">Half Of 9th And 10th Graders Failed FCAT 2.0 Reading, But Commissioner Says That\u2019s An Improvement<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"topics\"><h5>Topics<\/h5><p class=\"topic\"><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/files\/2011\/07\/fcat-60x60.jpg\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/florida\/topic\/fcat\/\">Your Guide To Florida\u2019s Ever-Changing FCAT<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>So he says the number of students who actually end up repeating the third grade could be less than 9,000.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we&#8217;re not sure yet,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have to work with our districts to look at the exemptions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Level 1 is considering a failing score.<\/p>\n<p>There are five levels, but students only need to score a Level 2 in order to move on to the next grade level. Student who score a Level 3 or higher are considered reading at or above grade-level.<\/p>\n<p>But there are exemptions for students who earn a failing score so that some may still move on to the fourth grade.<\/p>\n<p>Jane Fletcher with the Florida Department of Education says exemptions include an option for students to\u00a0enroll in a summer reading camp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They attend summer reading camp and their performance at the end of that summer reading camp can in fact move them to the next grade level,&#8221; Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<p>Whether students can take summer reading or get another exemption is a &#8220;local decision&#8221; made by each school district, Fletcher says.<\/p>\n<p>FDOE officials said they are not sure when parents will find out from their local school districts if their students will be held back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Results:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>82% of third graders scored a passing score of Level 2 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>56% of third graders scored a Level 3 or higher, which is considered proficient.<\/p>\n<p>The year before, 72% of third graders scored a Level 3 or higher.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More third graders failed the state&#8217;s FCAT reading exam than last year &#8212; as state education officials warned. A total of 36,577 third graders &#8212; or about 18% of all third grade test takers in the state &#8212; failed the FCAT 2.0 reading exam, which is a new, tougher version of the FCAT. 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