[LIT] NYC Middle School Reading

[CAG]

Lori - I did a NYTimes search for 'reading middle school' to find your 
article and came up with a few. They said that data was analyzed to see 
where students were falling behind, and then instruction targeted those 
areas that would show up in school testing as well as targeting with 
practice tests.

I assume that they looked at assessments such as the DRA and NWEA for that 
data. I know we have looked at our MEA's in past years and considered what 
types of questions the students were predominantly answering wrong - whether 
inference, those requiring look-backs, using nonfiction text features...

Cathy
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> An article in the NY Times this morning talks about a substantial rise in
> middle school reading scores and attributes those rises to qualified
> teachers and a rigorous program.  What, out of curiosity, is the program 
> or
> approach?  If anyone out there knows, please share.
> -- 
> Lori Jackson
> District Literacy Coach & Mentor
> Todd County School District
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