What is Read to Achieve?
North Carolina General Assembly’s Read to Achieve program is part of the Excellent Public Schools Act that became law in July 2012.The goal of the Read to Achieve program is to ensure that every student reads at grade level by the end of 3rd grade.
What does this mean for our 3rdgraders?
The law outlines that if a third-grade student does not demonstrate the ability to read at grade level through one of several good cause exemptions, they will be encouraged to attend a district sponsored reading camp over the summer. At the end of the summer camp your child will either demonstrate proficiency by passing an alternative assessment or continue on to 4thgrade with a retained status.
What is a reading portfolio?
If your child is participating in Read to Achieve, they will be administered 3 different reading passages related to each of the 12 3rdgrade reading standards, and answer 5 multiple choice comprehension questions for each passage. If they pass at least 70% of the questions for any standard, they are considered to be proficient for that standard. A reading portfolio can be used as a good cause exemption if all of the 12 standards are passed.
How is Torrence Creek supporting your child?
* Small group reading instruction (Guided Reading/Strategy groups)
* Targeted interventions provided by classroom teacher
* Progress monitoring throughout the school year
* LLI groups
* Tutoring
How can parents help?
* Read for at least 20 minutes each night
* Ask questions about book to ensure understanding
* Repeated reading to increase fluency
* Have child answer a question about book in writing
* Model reading to your child