Reviewing a reading report from school could make a parent’s stomach drop if that report now reveals that their once proficient child is now reading two grades below expectations. Why is the child suddenly scoring so poorly in reading? The shock could be especially pronounced if the child was reading on or maybe even above … Read more
In order to prepare for kindergarten, preschoolers learn the alphabet and the sounds of letters to help them build a foundation for literacy. However, some preschoolers might exhibit precocious reading ability and know how to decode easy text and read text fluently. Their comprehension might match their decoding ability. Not only are these children prepared … Read more
Parents can’t help their child become a better reader if they don’t know their child’s level of reading proficiency. How far behind does the child lag relative to their peers? Parents might not have the resources to understand the benchmark reading level for their child’s grade level. As children progress through the school year, the … Read more
Lori McGinley, a third grade teacher at Salisbury Elementary School in Salisbury, Penn., started using the Readability program with her students during the Fall/Winter of the 2022/2023 school year. Salisbury Elementary School is a diverse school that serves approximately 500 students. Over a period of only four to six weeks, McGinley noted that the children … Read more
The benchmark reading levels for children change with each grade. Throughout the school year, children typically advance their reading level. By the end of the year, teachers expect children to read at a certain level to demonstrate proficiency. Diagnostic assessments that gauge reading proficiency are administered by some districts regularly during the year; parents might … Read more
Ideally, a child’s reading ability should grow throughout the school year. To ensure that students are meeting appropriate literacy benchmarks and making consistent gains, school districts might utilize regular standardized reading tests to capture each child’s reading data. Parents might not see all of these reading reports, but that doesn’t mean that parents should be … Read more
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