Large shares of U.S. 4th and 8th graders read below the NAEP Basic level in reading comprehension¶

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Currency · newest study 2008 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2013: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The 2005 NAEP indicated 36 percent of fourth graders and 27 percent of eighth graders performed below the Basic level in reading comprehension. → Roberts 2008

Evidence¶

Roberts 2008¶

Roberts, G., Torgesen, J. K., Boardman, A., & Scammacca, N. (2008). Evidence-Based Strategies for Reading Instruction of Older Students with Learning Disabilities. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 23(2), 63–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5826.2008.00264.x

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Large-scale national assessment data (NAEP 2005) cited as the article's motivating statistic; students below Basic are unable to understand important concepts and acquire new knowledge from grade-level text.

"The 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered every other year to a large sample of students in the United States indicated that 36 percent of fourth graders and 27 percent of eighth graders performed below the Basic level in reading comprehension."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Below Basic adults read far fewer words per minute than higher-level readers, with 49% reading at 60 wcpm or slower
• Most U.S. 8th graders read below proficiency: 69 percent fall below the proficient level and 26 percent below the basic level on the 2007 NAEP reading assessment — related
• Low reading-group first graders read far fewer words than high-group peers, limiting elaboration — related