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Results of the 2022 NAEP Reading Assessment: Implications for Instruction

Oct 26, 2022 | Assessment, Closing the Literacy Gap

According to the results of the latest NAEP reading assessment, there was a drop of 3 points in the average performance of both fourth and eighth graders when compared with 2019 test results. However, the decline was greater for lower-performing students and Black...

Accelerating Students’ Foundational Literacy Progress with Proper Placement

Feb 28, 2022 | Assessment

If students are “taught” skills that they already know or they aren’t ready for, or if they are given reading materials that are too easy or too challenging, valuable instructional time will be wasted and the students will likely be frustrated or bored. On my website,...

Assessing Students’ Ability to Read Multisyllabic Words

Nov 22, 2020 | Assessment

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