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Early results: CRCSD reports winter reading gains after CKLA rollout
Summary
Five months after introducing the Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum, several Cedar Rapids schools reported kindergarten and grade-level reading rates at or above the state's 80% benchmark in winter FAST assessments, the district said on its podcast.
Cedar Rapids Community School District said that, five months after adopting the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) reading curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade, several schools showed winter FAST assessment results at or above the Iowa benchmark of 80% reading proficiency.
The podcast named schools and reported results: Grant Wood kindergarten, 91%; Hiawatha kindergarten, 80%; Madison kindergarten, 88%; Pierce kindergarten, 85% and Pierce fifth grade, 81%; West Willow kindergarten, 83%; and Viola Gibson schoolwide, 84%.
Podcast hosts credited teachers, instructional coaches and administrators for implementing the research-backed curriculum and said the early results highlight CKLA’s impact on foundational literacy instruction. The episode did not provide longitudinal data, districtwide averages, or details on assessment methodology beyond naming the FAST winter reading assessment.
District communications presented the CKLA rollout as a promising early indicator of improvement while noting that broader, longer-term assessment will be needed to confirm sustained gains.
