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District literacy coordinator reports reading gains after first-year DRA reintroduction
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Plainview ISD literacy coordinator presented DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) results showing measurable growth between beginning, middle and end-of-year assessments for K-4 students; district staff outlined guided-reading and phonics priorities for the year.
Paulina Gonzalez, Plainview ISD's literacy coordinator, presented the district's DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) results and said the district saw measurable growth after reintroducing the assessment this past academic year.
Gonzalez said 1,196 students from kindergarten through fourth grade were assessed and that dual-language students (assessed in English and Spanish) were included. She told the board the first-year baseline showed many students below grade level at the start, which she attributed in part to the district's lapse in routine DRA use for several years. "When we did test at the…
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