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  2. Column: How Mississippi gamed its national reading test ...

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    Mississippi's reading test scores showed that its educational policies were spectacularly successful, triggering news reports of a 'miracle.' But it was a statistical illusion.

  3. Can a new early reading program help revive this poor ... - AOL

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    In 2013, Mississippi fourth graders ranked 49th in the nation for reading proficiency. By 2022, the state had risen to 21st and other states were seeking to duplicate what some had called the ...

  4. A miracle? Nope. Hard work and sound policies yield more high ...

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    The Mississippi Department of Education also has provided districts with sustained professional development in math aimed at targeting specific content areas that teachers say they need help with.

  5. READ 180 - Wikipedia

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    READ 180 was founded in 1985 by Ted Hasselbring and members of the Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt University.With a grant from the United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education, Dr. Hasselbring developed software that used student performance data to individualize and differentiate the path of computerized reading instruction. [3]

  6. Literacy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as article. You can help. The talk page may contain suggestions. (June 2024) First Lady Barbara Bush with New York City school children at the UNESCO International Literacy Day celebration in 1989 (the same year that the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy was launched) Adult literacy in the United ...

  7. Praxis test - Wikipedia

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    The Praxis I, or Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST), consisted of three exams: reading, writing, and mathematics. On September 1, 2014, ETS transitioned to the Praxis "CASE" or "Core Academic Skills for Educators" which also consists of reading, writing, and mathematics exams. These sections can be taken as a combined test or separately.

  8. 'Mississippi miracle': Kids' reading scores have soared in ...

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    Mississippi went from being ranked the second-worst state in 2013 for fourth-grade reading to 21st in 2022. 'Mississippi miracle': Kids' reading scores have soared in Deep South states Skip to ...

  9. Science of reading - Wikipedia

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    As a result, the brain adapts to the challenge of reading. The process of reading involves most of the brain, especially an interconnection between visual areas and language areas; but also neural systems related to action, emotion, decision-making, and memory. [2] [3] The science of reading (SOR) is the discipline that studies reading. [4]