Scores of African-Americans and Hispanics improved at a greater proportional rate than that of the general population on all four tests. There is a substantial gender gap favoring girls on all four tests. Denver Public Schools improved on all four tests, although in general the district did not perform as well as the rest of the state. Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences. Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization and spelling.
Students apply thinking skills to reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing.
Students read to locate, select and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference and technological sources. Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience. BEAT THE ODDS Low test scores are often associated with poverty. But the number of exceptions is growing.