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Radford reports midyear VALS literacy gains; more students moved out of high-risk band
Summary
District literacy coordinator Jane Cox presented midyear results from the Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALS), reporting reductions in the number of students in the high-risk reading band and growth in the low-risk group across multiple grades.
Jane Cox, presenting midyear VALS (Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System) data, told the board that the district saw improvements between fall and midyear assessments: fewer students were in the high-risk band and more students were in the low-risk band for reading difficulties.
Cox explained VALS measures decoding (reading words), encoding (spelling) and language; students are assigned to high-, moderate- or low-risk bands…
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