Currently, educators decide whether or not a third grader is reading sufficiently and can move on to the fourth grade based ...
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama State Board of Education last week voted 7-2 to raise the score requirement on the state’s third grade reading test — the first hurdle determining whether the ...
“We want to make sure that every parent is cognizant of the importance of this third grade reading test,” said Dr ... Mackey also says the test is not just about reading, but challenges the student’s ...
Simple intent-to-treat estimates show that the program increased reading during the summer, and show significant effects on reading comprehension test scores in the fall for third grade girls but not ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The State Board of Education is now raising the required reading scores for students to move on to the fourth grade. Last year, about 9% of third graders in the state were ...