Important Info
Read to Achieve
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The following RtA information is current as of June 1, 2014.
As changes are made to the program, you will be updated.
North Carolina General Assembly’s Read to Achieve program is part of the Excellent Public Schools Act that became law in July 2012.
The goal of the Read to Achieve program is to ensure that every student reads at grade level by the end of third grade. This program was updated by the NC State Board of Education on Feb 6, 2014.
How will Read to Achieve affect my child?The law outlines that if a third grade student is not reading at grade level by the end of third grade, they will have to either repeat the third grade or attend a free, district-sponsored reading camp.
What steps are being taken to get your 3rd grader reading at grade level?Throughout the year, your child’s teacher will continue to teach reading. We will share information about your child’s progress in reading through report cards, interims, conferences, emails, and in the Home Connect letters – important reports that provide information specific to your child’s reading skills. The Home Connect letter gives suggestions about activities that you can do at home to help. Read your child’s Home Connect letter carefully and talk with your child’s teacher about his or her progress.
What if my 3rd grader is struggling to read?When your child has difficulties with his or her reading, additional help will be provided. You are encouraged to attend parent conferences with your child’s teacher to work together to help your child read at grade level by the end of the year. Your child’s teacher can provide strategies that you can use at home to help your child read better.
How will we determine that your child is reading at grade level?Students will take the NC end-of-grade (EOG) reading test at the end of 3rd grade. If they pass the EOG reading test, they are eligible to be promoted to the 4th grade. If they do not pass the EOG reading test, there are other factors called good cause exemptions that will allow your child to be promoted to 4th grade. Students need to meet at least one of the following good cause exemptions:
- is a Limited English Proficient student with less than two years of instruction in ESL
- is assessed on NCExtend 1 or NCExtend 2
- received reading intervention and previously been retained more than once in kindergarten, first, second, or third grades
- received a score of 439 or higher on the 3rd grade beginning-of-grade assessment
- received a level 3 or higher on any of the ELA Case 21 assessments, quarters 1-3
- earned a level P or above on the TRC portion of mCLASS benchmark assessment
- has a completed portfolio that includes a combined score of 70% or higher on 3 passages for each standard
Traditional Calendar Student: Students will be invited to attend a free, district-sponsored reading camp for six weeks during the summer break. Students who decline to attend reading camp will be retained in 3rd grade.
3rd Grade "I Can" Statements
1st 9 weeks:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12CV5-hy6vJcupR5ziVNUUHcNUEj4hIzPqYfwe2Yz4Lk/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/12CV5-hy6vJcupR5ziVNUUHcNUEj4hIzPqYfwe2Yz4Lk/edit
2nd 9 weeks:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P-UXLUEjnq36chI2j_X4EX4IsOwRpc4YdUfgHZ31P6w/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o44SR1A4ADgID0YsJdZQY_axOn7AWHRNqTuMwCapGvA/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ntpe67LHlCEPni6dtVITI3XuOPHydnG4RdOiG-D3zD0/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-nug4McIU701y_GjvevC6cvIz3nGM2ld4R0KuyKwgVQ/edit
Weekly Vocabulary News
We are reading the novel Frindle. Our vocabulary lists for the next several weeks will come from our novel reading. The lists are located on www.spellingcity.com using the following link: http://www.spellingcity.com/kdupree3/
Please remember to have your child review for math using www.ixl.com/signin/edwardbest . This is a wonderful site to build Math skills. Your child can also strenghten his/her Reading skills by accessing www.digital.readworks.org/student and/or www.readtheory.org .