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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do they use Benchmark in middle school? Please tell me no![/quote]

The Virginia State literacy act is for K-8 so something is coming[/quote]

I'm pretty sure they already use HMH and No Red Ink in middle school. My MS kid has unit tests that are from the county (according to the ELA teacher). They also do a lot of No Red Ink practice activities and essays.[/quote]

But the program has to already have been approved by the state, so is HMH approved by the state?[/quote]

Since when is middle school K-5? The Virginia Literacy Act states:

"Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year:
[b]Every student in kindergarten to grade five will receive core literacy instruction based in scientifically based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in the VLA[/b]. Students in kindergarten through grade eight will also receive evidence-based supplemental instruction and intervention, as outlined in an individualized student reading plan, if they do not meet literacy benchmarks."

I'm sure HMH and NRI are fine.[/quote]

Keep googling, my friend. It also includes 6-8. You just didn’t go far enough into the internet.[/quote]

The VLA does include 6-8, [u]as shown in the text posted above.[/u] HOWEVER, the requirement for a specific basal DOES NOT apply to middle school.

I do not need to "go far...into the internet,"  nor do I need to Google. I am trained in secondary-level VLA, EBLI, and ELA; I get updates straight from VDOE, for secondary literacy instruction is what I do for a living.[/quote]

You mean where it says “since when is middle school k-5?” With all that training, I’m surprised you weren’t a bit clearer.[/quote]

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