Third-grade students in Florida who were recommended for being held back had the chance to improve their reading scores over their summer vacations with the Highland County Summer Reading Program, the News Sun reports. This initiative is lead annually by the state Department of Education and is offered to third-grade students in many school districts around the region.
As the program comes to a close, the group of students will prepare to spend two weeks taking the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10). If these children receive proficient scores in reading on this assessment, there is a chance that they will be able to move to the fourth grade, Joyce McClelland, director of elementary education, told the news outlet.
According to its website, the SAT-10 is a multiple-choice test that is used to show educators what students know and are able to accomplish. The assessment for reading includes various sub-tests, which can measure students’ vocabulary, phonics, decoding and comprehension skills.
In the past few years, McClelland said about 60 percent to 70 percent of the students who complete the course pass the SAT-10 reading assessment. While last year, this number was around 40 percent, she said she is confident that this figure will rise this year.
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