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Florida DOE Drops Young Elementary Reading Test
September 17, 2014
A test given to young elementary school students will not be used this year, according to the Florida Department of Education. The agency said the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading, or FAIR, assessment will not be administered to students in kindergarten through second grade because of a technical issue.
“With the implementation of new technology this year related to FAIR in grades K-2, some districts have experienced challenges. … Because of this technological glitch and based on the input of superintendents, Commissioner Stewart took action on this matter,” Joe Follick, a spokesman for the department, said in a statement.
The department also emphasized that the “diagnostic” test is used by teachers to help decide how to teach students; it doesn’t determine, for example, whether a student passes or fails.
by The News Service of Florida
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2 Responses to “Florida DOE Drops Young Elementary Reading Test”
These “assessments” or “standardized tests” are useless. All they do is gather information and it is used to figure out where to send more federal money. They are sued to make certain schools are following federal “guidelines” (read, “Common Core”). If the teachers are doing their jobs, those type tests are not needed. Big business is the only one getting any real benefit from these type tests. It is just another way for the federal government to take more control of the school system and to put more money in the coffers of the corporations. That’s just my two cents.
Back in the day, many decades ago, we entered school in Kindergarten already knowing how to read and knew our numbers and shapes (round, square, etc) and knew colors and could carry on a conversation.
We were not born with that knowledge nor were we any smarter than kids today.
The difference is that we had parents who passed along those skills to us in preparation for the day when we would enter school.
Thankfully, today there are many parents who do the same thing and their kids are ready for school.
Unfortunately, there are also many others who do not pass those skills to their kids and they arrive at school having sat in front of the television for 4 or 5 years.
The FAIR test does help sort out the children into ability groups but a good teacher will pick up on that almost immediately.
Probably a good idea to hold off on the FAIR assessment yet that does not mean it has gone away.
Thanks Dad and Mom for the help you gave to me in making me ready for life.