Building a better reader
- March 1, 2015
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This is the third of a three-part report on local education by the staffs of the Studer Community Institute and Pensacola Today.
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The Class of 2028 are preschoolers now.
The day they will get their caps and gowns may seem far off, but those open faces and minds will be filled soon enough.
And the most important groundwork for their academic progress is laid before they step through a schoolhouse door.
When people talk about education reform, a lot of that energy is focused on K-12.
“The longer I’m in this business, the more I am convinced that to solve this community’s challenges long-term, it will begin long before a student walks in a school door,” says Escambia schools Superintendent Malcolm Thomas.
State Rep. Clay Ingram, who also is the new president of the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, says workforce development begins long before career academies or community colleges.
“The focus has to be on early education,” Ingram says.
In the third installment of the Studer Community Institute’s education report, we look at the growing body of research that supports the importance of early learning, the importance of getting parents involved in that process at all ages and at two programs working now in the Pensacola metro area to help bridge that gap.
Shane Hogan and his son, Grayson Hogan, 3, play at the WSRE Imagination Station.[/caption]
In this edition of the Education Report:
- The foundation for learning begins long before elementary school
- The more children hear, the more they learn
- ECARE gives parents teaching tools and time
- WSRE’s Imagination Station gives parents the power to build readers
- Looking for the FSA test answers?
Shane Hogan and his son, Grayson Hogan, 3, play at the WSRE Imagination Station.[/caption]
Do you know the answers?
The FCAT is history. The FSA is on the way. The Florida Standards Assessment is the new standardized test to measure progress and proficiency under the state’s high-stakes accountability system. The Florida Department of Education selected the nonprofit, American Institutes for Research to produce the test. We wanted to give readers a sample of the kinds of questions that third- and fourth-graders will be asked when they take the FSA. The FSA is administered online; no No. 2 pencils necessary. Click here to see some sample FSA questions and read the answers.Recent Posts
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