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Peer reviewedValencia, Richard R.; Villarreal, Bruno J. – Reading Teacher, 2003
Examines an educational statute in Texas that requires all third graders to pass a reading test before promoting to fourth grade. Discusses negative implications for literacy instruction. Examines the notion of measurement-driven instruction and skills-based classrooms. Finds the improvement of students' reading performance in Texas via…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Grade 3, High Stakes Tests, Literacy
