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York County reports large spring gains on new K–2 Virginia literacy screener
Summary
York County School Division reported sizable spring 2024–25 gains on the Virginia Language and Literacy Screener (VALS) for kindergarten through second grade, with kindergarten high-risk rates falling from 24% in fall to about 10% in spring and overall increases in students classified as low risk across grades.
Christina Head, a retired associate director of elementary instruction and academic programs, presented York County School Division’s spring 2024–25 results for the Virginia Language and Literacy Screener (VALS) and highlighted year‑end improvements for kindergarten through second grade.
Head said the state-required screener measures foundational code-based literacy skills across three administrations — fall, midyear and spring — and assigns students to low-, moderate- or high-risk bands that rise in scaled-score cutoffs across administrations. She told the board VALS “measures critical literacy skills that children need to develop as readers” and that the assessment “is really designed to identify students that are at risk for reading difficulties.”
Head reported the…
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