This brief provides information about the literacy performance of students in grades K–3 in Massachusetts. It draws from data collected and analyzed in the report Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Ongoing Analysis of Literacy Screening Assessments.

Key Insights

  • Screening assessment benchmarks for significant risk do not consistently align with the same Massachusetts state assessment or national percentile scores over time, leading to potential differences in classification for students with similar skills across time periods.
  • Changes in the percentages of students identified as significantly below benchmark may partly reflect shifts in the benchmarks themselves.
  • Educators and policymakers need clear information about how risk is defined in screening assessments over time and should approach measuring change over time with caution.

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Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Results of Ongoing Analysis of Literacy Screening Assessments

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