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Growth in word reading ability of children who begin first grade in the bottom 20% in Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
(Torgesen & Mathes, 2000)
5.7
Reading Grade Level
This indicates that if students do not master phonics by first grade, they get further behind each year as the achievement gap increases.
3.5
This graph shows the effects on the growth of their “sight word” vocabulary. The chlidren who started with weaknesses in PA and letter knowledge did not grow as fast as the other children in learning to read words accurately. The measure was Word ID from the Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
Average
Low
Grade level
corresponding to age

5. National Education Goals Panel , 1990

7. Kindergarten Readiness
State:
New York
County:
Staten Island
School:
PS 35
Clove Valley School
Grades Served
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, SE
Race & Ethnicity:
Hispanic %
Black %
Asian %
White %
ELL’s %
Special Needs 20%
Free or Reduced
Price Lunch:
46%
100%
100%
Kindergarten Readiness
PS 35 (Staten Island)
after 100 days of usage
32%