Contact Jan O'Keefe Feldman, ext. Reading Test was administered in April to 77,598 Massachusetts third-graders in all Massachusetts public school districts.
Results also show little movement up or down along the reading performance levels.
In 1997, student performance at these levels was identical to the 1998 results. Massachusetts students continue to perform better at the top levels when compared to their peers nationally. Reading is the key to success in school and in life because it is the gateway to learning. I urge teachers, principals, parents and superintendents to take a hard look at the results so that adjustments can be made in classroom instruction for the next school year.