Four suburban school districts in Franklin County joined Columbus City Schools with below-standard performances by their youngest students in early literacy.
, some suburban school districts that did well overall also didn't fare well in that rating.
Ohio's statewide assessment is completed at the beginning of each school year and compares students to the previous year in six categories on this year's school report cords, including early literacy. The early literacy category measures how many students by school and by the district as a whole scored proficient or higher on the reading segment of Ohio's State Test for English Language Arts taken by third graders and measures the percentage of third grade students who were promoted to fourth grade. However, a five-star rating doesn't mean every student in that school or district read at or above their grade level.
Middle school and high school is focused on content, and those teachers aren’t equipped to teach foundational reading skills.Most Columbus elementary schools got one-star early literacy ratings “When I saw the one in early literacy … it definitely made me take a pause and be like, 'What am I giving to my children?'” the 34-year-old North Linden resident said.
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