Document Type
Report
Publication Date
10-10-2018
Series Number
Volume 16, Issue 3
Keywords
Reading, third grade, school success
Abstract
Research shows that students who demonstrate low reading achievement in 3rd grade have trouble catching back up to grade level and being successful in school, compared to their peers who demonstrate early proficiency (Fiester 2010; Hernandez 2011; Juel 1988). This report seeks to investigate what happens to Arkansas public school students who demonstrate low achievement in reading in 3rd grade. Reading scores from three cohorts of students are followed from 3rd grade until high school, beginning with data from the 2008-09 school year and continuing through 2016-17. We examine the demographic characteristics of the low-achieving group, assess the extent to which these low-performers catch up by high school, and we highlight the subgroups of students who make the most progress in catching up to their higher achieving peers. This report is structured around two main research questions.
Citation
Jordan, E., McKenzie, S. C., & Ritter, G. W. (2018). Long-Term Outcomes of Low-Achieving Third Grade Readers. Arkansas Education Reports. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepreport/61