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Tangipahoa Parish reports modest early-year gains on K–3 reading screener; learning communities, tutoring emphasized
Summary
At its Oct. 2 meeting, the Tangipahoa Parish School Board received an academic update showing a 3 percentage‑point gain districtwide on the beginning‑of‑year DIBELS K–3 literacy screener and an 8‑point gain in third grade; district staff described interventions, one‑on‑one tutoring and a learning‑community model that provides targeted in‑school支持.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board on Oct. 2 heard an academic report showing the district’s beginning‑of‑year DIBELS K–3 literacy screener results improved 3 percentage points overall compared with the same point last year, with third grade up 8 percentage points.
The presenter summarized DIBELS as the district’s K–3 reading readiness screener and said the assessment is given three times a year — within the first 30 days (beginning of year), midyear (December) and end of year (April). “DIBELS is our K–3 screener for literacy for all of our students,” the presenter said, explaining the results shown to the board.
District staff said roughly half of third graders are currently at benchmark, and that first and second grades are approaching half at…
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