Literacy+Data

=**Reading Data**=

In addressing the concern some have expressed about the reading level of our students, I was pleasantly surprised to see that more than ninety percent of our students read above grade level. Since 1992 the National Assessment of Educational Progress data shows modest gains in the reading ability of our students. For instance, in the state of Virginia, approximately eighty percent of students read at or above grade level as reported on the National Report Card. For your reference, the link below is particularly helpful in breaking down the data by sub categories.

I have also take the liberty to determine the reading levels of the released Social Studies tests which shows that our students are more than capable of being successful on SOL tests. In other words, while barriers still exists, according to the data, for the overwhelming majority of the students we teach, reading is not our biggest obstacle to increasing student achievement on the SOL tests.

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= Reading Levels for the 2007 Released SOL Tests =


 * World History I: **

Fleisch-Kincaid Grade Level 6.9


 * World History II **

Fleisch-Kincaid Grade Level 6.8


 * US/VA History **

Fleisch-Kincaid Grade Level 6.6

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