Mississippi falls short of an eighth-grade literacy miracle

The gap between the national average and Mississippi’s eighth-grade reading score hasn’t closed at the rate of fourth-grade reading.

Mississippi falls short of an eighth-grade literacy miracle by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 23, 2024 Much has been made nationally of Mississippi’s improvement in fourth-grade reading scores.  Whether being celebrated or scrutinized, attention has been squarely focused on elementary students and their reading instruction. Mississippi students and educators have closed the gap and reached the national average on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

  In Laurel, the District ELA Coordinator Kristin Walters said she’s glad to be participating in the pilot program because it “adds purpose and validity” to strategies she was already trying to implement in the district.

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