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Download full textRegional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
These are the appendixes for the report, "Trends and Gaps in Reading Achievement across Kindergarten and Grade 1 in Two Illinois School Districts." This study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
Haya Shamir; Erik Yoder; David Pocklington – Online Submission, 2023
Identifying effective means of ameliorating achievement gaps and addressing literacy deficits is essential. Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) is one avenue for providing this effective instruction to the students that can most benefit from it. In the current study, kindergarten students in a public school district in Illinois received…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Achievement Gap
Lewis Presser, Ashley; Lavigne, Heather; Bowdon, Jill; Lemieux, Camille; Zhang, Xinxin; Xia, Jingyan – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Lewis Presser, A.; Lavigne, H.; Bowdon, J.; Lemieux, C.; Zhang, X.; Xia, J. – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2021
To assess education progress in the early grades and identify achievement gaps, this study examined reading achievement data for kindergarten and grade 1 students in two districts in Illinois: District U-46 (Elgin Area Schools) and District 186 (Springfield Public Schools). Drawing on a different reading assessment in each district, the study team…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Achievement Gap, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten
Keily, Tom; Evans, Alyssa; Atchison, Bruce – Education Commission of the States, 2019
This Policy Guide draws on work with five states to provide context and guidance for policymakers looking to strengthen the pre-K to K-3 continuum and create opportunities to close the achievement gap. It includes a tear-out page of guiding questions at the end.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Achievement Gap, State Policy, Alignment (Education)
Grantmakers for Education, 2006
Gaps in academic achievement between students from various racial and ethnic groups and from low-income families are a cause for national concern. The advent of high stakes testing and the increased awareness of high dropout rates have rekindled the search for ways to help all children succeed in school. Many strategies to address lagging…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Ethnic Groups, Systems Approach
