Test a group of eighth graders who speak English at home. Is their Reading Comprehension better than non-English speakers?

For example, one study found that, of a set of 3rd graders who failed a state reading-comprehension test, only 8.1 percent struggled to decode accurately.

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More students, however, are at risk of retention this year. A total of 6,470, or 11.6%, of Alabama third graders scored below grade level on recent spring reading tests, new state data shows. That’s ...

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In the after-reading stage, facilitate the internalization of read material through a variety of expressive activities: writing, discussion, role play, mapping, and test creation. 9. Model strategies ...

About 16,238 third graders failed South Carolina reading tests last year. That number has been nearly cut in half.

Little time spent on reading. Teachers spend limited time reading texts with children. “The obvious problem is that it’s hard to support reading comprehension if students are not reading,” said Capin.