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Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Relationship between Children's Early Literacy Skills and Third-Grade Outcomes: Lessons from a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
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Walter A. Herring; Daphna Bassok; Anita S. McGinty; Luke C. Miller; James H. Wyckoff – Educational Researcher, 2022
Federal accountability policy mandates that states administer standardized tests beginning in third grade. In turn, third-grade test scores are often viewed as a key indicator in policy and practice. Yet literacy struggles begin well before third grade, as do racial and socioeconomic disparities in children's literacy skills. Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Emergent Literacy, Reading Ability
Impact of High-Quality, State-Funded Preschool Programs on At-Risk Students' Academic Readiness for Kindergarten: An Exploratory Case Study
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Sharae Nikole Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative, exploratory case study was to research how a high-quality, state-funded preschool program academically prepared at-risk students for kindergarten in a large public school district in southeastern Virginia. The school district has over 20 elementary schools with seven of the schools housing Virginia's high-quality,…
Descriptors: State Aid, Preschools, At Risk Students, School Readiness
Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Relationship between Children's Early Literacy Skills and Third-Grade Outcomes: Lessons from a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
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Walter A. Herring; Daphna Bassok; Anita S. McGinty; Luke C. Miller; James H. Wyckoff – Grantee Submission, 2022
Federal accountability policy mandates that states administer standardized tests beginning in third grade. In turn, third-grade test scores are often viewed as a key indicator in policy and practice. Yet literacy struggles begin well before third grade, as do racial and socioeconomic disparities in children's literacy skills. Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Emergent Literacy, Grade 3, School Readiness
Developing Decision-Making Tools through Partnerships
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Williford, Amanda; Downer, Jason; Miller-Bains, Kate; Conway, Jenna; Howard, Lisa – Future of Children, 2021
In this article, Amanda Williford, Jason Downer, Kate Miller-Bains, Jenna Conway, and Lisa Howard tell us how a university research center, an early education advocacy group, and a state department of education joined forces in a research-practice partnership to develop and implement a more comprehensive assessment of young Virginia children's…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Partnerships in Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research
Multiple Measures Assessment and Placement Promotes Community College Student Success. College Completion Strategy Guide
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Federick Ngo; Dan Cullinan – MDRC, 2022
While most community colleges admit all students who apply for admission, the vast majority have required students to demonstrate specified levels of literacy and numeracy before they can take college-level courses. Typically, students have been assessed using a single placement test, such as the College Board's ACCUPLACER. Colleges--or sometimes…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Student Placement, School Readiness, Placement Tests
Early Literacy, Equity, and Test Score Comparability during the Pandemic
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Soland, James; McGinty, Anita; Gray, Allison; Solari, Emily J.; Herring, Walter; Xu, Rujun – Educational Assessment, 2022
Kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) are frequently used to understand students' early literacy skills. Amidst COVID-19, such assessments will be vital in understanding how the pandemic has affected early literacy, including how it has contributed to inequities in the educational system. However, the pandemic has also created challenges for…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Equal Education, Scores, Comparative Analysis