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Plainview ISD emphasizes Science of Reading, reports modest gains and flags AI scoring on state test
Summary
Plainview ISD trustees heard a district literacy plan centered on the Science of Reading, a reinstated DRA benchmark, and a state assessment report showing modest gains; administrators raised concerns that new AI-assisted scoring on the STAR/STA R2 assessment may have reduced reported proficiency and noted ongoing litigation with the state.
Plainview ISD officials on Monday presented a districtwide literacy strategy that blends the Science of Reading with a comprehensive literacy approach and reinstates the DRA benchmark test, and reported modest year‑to‑year gains on several state assessments while flagging concerns about automated scoring on a new state test.
Paulina Gonzalez Lisonbee, the district’s elementary literacy coordinator, told the board the district is emphasizing the five pillars of reading — phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension — and using guided reading, read‑alouds and differentiated instruction to build students’ decoding and comprehension skills. "Science of Reading is based on extensive research and evidence from various…
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