We began an aggressive reading strategy through Reading First two years ago in nearly 100 elementary schools with low reading achievement across the state. These efforts, which involve students in the early grades, will show up on NAEP measures in future years, and will give us a roadmap for expanding this approach to providing professional development, building leadership and strengthening reading instruction in more schools in our state.
- Howard LeeNAEP is like going to the doctor for a second opinion. There`s some encouraging news in this, but we recognize that we have a long way to go in the nation and in states.
- Charles Smith