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Upper Darby staff recommend MAP Reading Fluency assessment to streamline early-literacy screening
Summary
District presenters proposed adopting NWEA's MAP Reading Fluency for 2025—6 to replace time-intensive one-on-one screening with an adaptive, group-capable benchmark that provides audio captures, embedded instructional resources, and progress monitoring; implementation would include licensing, one-time headphone purchases and a three-phase PD plan.
Upper Darby staff recommended the district adopt MAP Reading Fluency as a benchmark and progress-monitoring tool for early literacy in 2025—6, saying the digital, adaptive assessment can screen multiple students simultaneously, capture audio for teacher review, and generate instructional reports that guide targeted interventions.
Kristen O'Neal and other presenters said the district currently uses Ames Web for one-on-one screening and that MAP Reading Fluency offers…
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