This is a discussion on 8th Grade WI Teachers Suck within the The Political and Social Snake Pit forums, part of the Current Happenings category; http://cnsnews.com/news/article/two-...c-school-8th-g...
What jumped out to me was the "30%" figure of 8th graders who can read at grade level nationwide.
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Do you think that story has much truth considering the source ...
if you actually read the story you might discover that it's full of facts. now the premise is a bit off since the crappy reading scores in wisconsin are right in line with crappy reading scores elsewhere, but anyone who actually read the article would know that. maybe that 15% of stupid voters only read distorted headlines or listen to out of context sound bites ;-)
what matters most in life is honesty. it's never wrong to do the right thing.
Nikki, everyone....yup, EVERYONE, including every single media source in the world has an agenda...even the ones you seem to trust and like!
Amazing isn't it?
Hummmm ...Wisconsin Reading and Comprehension Test
Wisconsin public schools assessed third-graders' reading comprehension each spring from 1989 to 2005 using the Wisconsin Reading Comprehension Test (WRCT, called the Third Grade Reading Test from 1989 to 1995). Since the fall of 2005 third graders have been assessed in reading and mathematics with the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations (WKCE) as part of a comprehensive state assessment and accountability system required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Created to meet the requirements of Section 121.02(1)(c) and Section 121.02(1)(r) Wisconsin Statutes, the WRCT served to help identify the reading levels of students with respect to state standards and to provide districts with information useful for evaluating the effectiveness of their primary reading programs. Wisconsin educators participated throughout the lifetime of the WRCT as members of the WRCT Advisory Committee, two standard-setting panels, and an item writing committee.
The test consisted of three discrete reading passages and associated questions from 1989 to 2003. In 2004 and 2005 the test consisted of two related passages, questions on each of the passages, and a third set of questions related to both passages. This "paired passage" concept required students to connect information from both sources and has been carried over into the reading portion of the WKCE.
From 1989 to 1997 reading levels were reported as "Below the Standard," "At the Standard," and "Above the Standard." From 1998 to 2005 reading levels were reported as "Minimal," "Basic," "Proficient," and "Advanced." Nearly one million thrid graders took the WRCT over the 17 years during which it was administered. From 1998 to 2005 the percent of students scoring proficient or above on the WRCT rose from 65% to 87%.
Using your rationale we should probably not trust the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests or the U.S. Department of Education who administered them.Originally Posted by Moab
I checked out the only link that the author of this article gave as evidence, but this was the only thing I found there. Acording to this WI is "above average" in reading skills.
Could it be that this author gets his ideas from "FAUX NEWS"?
http://www.addictinginfo.org/?p=1908
I dug a little deeper and there are a number of sources claiming 8th graders are non-proficient and an almost equal number claiming they are average...same old story...it all depends on the source.
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