The third grade reading Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) requires students to read stories that are about 350 words long and correctly answer questions about what they have read. It also requires them to be able to use charts, graphs, maps, and other materials to gather information to correctly answer questions.These skills are described in [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Reading is the core of the school day for young students. Walk into a kindergarten, first, second, or third-grade classroom, and you will find children learning to read. Perhaps they are talking about the sounds letters make. Or maybe they’re listening to the teacher read a story, or reading aloud together. Others might be working [...]
Read To Learn was a public awareness campaign sponsored by the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Education Foundation and concerned citizens wanting to address the needs of parents impacted by the new 2003 third grade reading promotion and retention requirements.
The campaign’s goal was to provide accurate information and useful resources to parents about:
* Florida’s [...]
Improving reading skills in children