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The Role and Responsibilities of District Leaders in Raising Reading Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps for All Students. Russlynn Ali – Director, The Education Trust-West October 26, 2005. Where Are We Now? US NAEP Long Term Trends.
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The Role and Responsibilities of District Leaders in Raising Reading Achievement and Closing Achievement Gaps for All Students Russlynn Ali – Director, The Education Trust-WestOctober 26, 2005
Looking at National Long Term Trends, Achievement Gaps for Younger Hispanic and African American Students Are Narrowing
African American-White Gap Narrows to Smallest Size in HistoryNAEP Reading, 9 Year-Olds 26 35 29 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Latino-White Gap Narrows to Smallest Size in HistoryNAEP Reading, 9 Year-Olds 21 28 24 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
8th GradeNAEP Reading, 13 Year-Olds Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Gaps Getting Bigger in Middle SchoolAfrican American-White Gap NAEP Reading, 13 Year-Olds 18 29 22 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Latino-White Gap NAEP Reading, 13 Year-Olds 24 21 23 Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
NAEP Reading, 17 Year-Olds Source: National Center for Education Statistics, NAEP 2004 Trends in Academic Progress
Gaps Biggest in High School . . . and GrowingAfrican American-White GapNAEP Reading, 17 Year-Olds 21 29 31
California’s NAEP Scores for 4th Grade Reading Lag Behind Other States Source: National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
Latino 4th Grade Students – NAEP READING Source: National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
African American 4th Grade Students – NAEP READING Source: National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
California’s White 4th Grade Students Are Closer to the US Average in Reading, But Still Behind Many States Source: National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
California’s Asian 4th Grade Students Also Lag Behind Many States Source: National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
White 8th Graders in California Read Below Their Peers in Other States
When students’ family backgrounds were controlled for, California’s 2003 NAEP scores were the lowest in the nation. Source: California’s k-12 Public Schools: How Are They Doing, RAND, 2005
In the end, these gaps mean poor students and students of color are years behind their peers.
African American and Latino 7th graders read at about the level of White 3rd graders CAT/6 2005
Gaps grow wider the longer students remain in our schools. When do they start?
Low income 3-year-olds have significantly smaller vocabularies than their more affluent peers. Source: Hart, B. & Risley, T.R. (1995). Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experiences of Young American Children excerpted in American Educator, Spring 2003.
Black and Hispanic children are significantly less likely than White children to know their letters when they enter kindergarten. Percent of children Source: America’s Kindergartners. NCES 2000-070.
Achievement Gaps Hold SteadyALL CA STUDENTS, GRADES 2-11- English CST Latino-White Gap: 33 points Latino-White Gap: 34 points Source: California Dept of Education, 2005
Now, the Most Important Questions. . .WHY?And What To Do About It?
Learning and Spreading the Message:HOPE! There are high-poverty and high-minority schools all over the country that are closing opportunity gaps, raising achievement and narrowing achievement gaps. Learn what they’re doing. Celebrate their success.
A Tale of Two Schools in Merced County Source: California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov
A Tale of Two Schools in Merced County Source: California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov
A Tale of Two Schools in Merced County Source: California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov
A Tale of Two Schools in Merced County Source: California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov
A Tale of Two Schools in Merced County Source: California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov
A Tale of Two Schools in Merced County: 3rd Graders at Yamato Reading at the Level of 5th Graders at Sparkes Source: California Department of Education, 2004
Dispelling the Myth in ReadingHolland ElementaryFresno Unified • 52% Latino • 100% Low-income • Surpassing state average in 4th Grade Reading Source: California Department of Education