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District reports midyear VALS literacy gains in K–3; English learners highlighted as a subgroup needing support
Summary
District staff presented midyear results from the Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALS) showing improved percentages of K–3 students in the low-risk band compared with fall screening and with the end of last year; staff cautioned that English learners and high-risk students require sustained interventions.
District curriculum staff presented midyear results from VALS (Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System) for kindergarten through third grade and reported improvement in the share of students classified as low risk for reading difficulties compared with fall screening and with the end of last year.
Monica and Judy (district presenters) said VALS measures a combination of code-based skills (phonics and word reading), language-for-meaning skills, and processing measures such as rapid automatized naming. The district uses…
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