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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since you have been just "following along" regarding this transition, if this transition started three years ago, wouldn't we see some elements of growth on MCAP OR MAP already? The current fourth and fifth grade students have been part of that shift three years ago so shouldn't we see gains? The philosophy that we should only be following this cohort of K students to see the impact of the change is flawed. 
Also, in my opinion, the one comment made was a pretty big comment regarding beliefs about standards and assessment. I believe the comment was "I don't want to get on my soapbox about MCAP.....". Big belief statement from the head of literacy in MCPS.

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DP, but for the current 4th and 5th graders, the switch to Science of Reading only starting in 2nd or 3rd grade.  I don't think they even really used it much for 3rd graders so I would expect to see practically zero impact for current 5th graders.  Maybe a little for current 4th graders, but honestly changing directions in 2nd grade isn't likely to have a huge impact for them either.  Even my 3rd grader, who started RGR in 1st grade and I think was bound to be a proficient reader regardless, still shows some notable negative effects of doing kindergarten under the old system (she's a good reader but still jumps right to guessing words she doesn't know rather than sounding them out, which is what she got taught to do in that formative kindergarten year when she started learning to read)... I would definitely expect some big changes for this year's 3rd graders but I don't think we'll see the full effects on MCAP until we get to the kids who started with the Science of Reading from Day 1 in kindergarten.[/quote]

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