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Reply to "Maryland Draft Policy: Retain 3rd graders who don't pass the Grade 3 RELA MCAP"
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[quote=Anonymous]In theory, I like policies like this—all students should be able to read at a certain level, barring a disability or early stage of English language acquisition. But in practice these thing have a way of dissolving. In Virginia, there is strong data showing that English learners are not making sufficient progress, but the measures used to determine school accreditation allow those alternate test scores to be very lax so schools can putter along. Schools with large numbers of failing students in reading still need to pass tests in science and social studies to meet accreditation, so no more time is allotted to giving students the reading interventions they so desperately need. A policy like this might work if there were more time allotted for language arts instruction for those who do not pass, which also means hiring and training more teachers in specialized reading instruction. Kids who repeat third grade would need a specialized intensive reading curriculum.[/quote]
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