Who is in the driver’s seat?

Using data to drive instructional practices that improve literacy.

The National Reading Panel Report (2000) identified five key concepts or basic early literacy skills for reading proficiency: Phonemic awareness, phonics, text reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Assessing student performance on these essential literacy skills can help differentiate students who are on track to become successful readers from students who are likely to struggle.

As a school principal, do you know exactly how many and which students at each grade level are reading accurately, fluently and with comprehension? If not, why not? This is precisely where you want to begin. It takes the right kind of assessments to answer these literacy questions.

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