Since then, the percentage of 3rd graders meeting targets for reading in these schools has increased, from 33.4 percent in 2002 to 44.4 percent in 2007, catching them up to their counterparts at ...

Both of these studies looked at Florida, a state that has had a 3rd grade reading policy on the books since 2003. In a 2017 study , researchers followed students who were retained in 3rd grade ...

Study: Popular song lyrics found to be at a 3rd grade reading level By Andrea Waguespack , Houston Chronicle Updated May 22, 2015 4:27 p.m. "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift ...

While third-grade reading scores are improving, they haven't rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. Thirty-four percent of Erie third-graders were proficient or advanced readers in 2018-29, before ...

The Third-Grade Reading Summative Assessment is a 50-question, multiple-choice test that measures reading comprehension and proficiency. Public schools statewide will administer the assessment ...

Starting the 2019-20 school year, students who are at least a grade level behind in their reading ability by the end of third grade could be held back under a new state law.

The testing window for the IREAD-3 assessment opens in just a few days. Legislation passed last year requires 3rd grade students to be retained if they do not pass the Indiana reading assessment.

More: Michigan House votes to repeal reading law that held third graders back for poor test scores More: Michigan Senate takes big step towards ending controversial 3rd-grade reading rule A report ...

A bill introduced in the Michigan Legislature would roll back part of the state’s so-called third grade reading law.. That law says students who aren’t reading at grade level by third grade ...