tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8221601522675520479..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: SBAC Results Released by OSPIMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84967173339647504582018-09-14T08:46:48.851-07:002018-09-14T08:46:48.851-07:00If the state is still using long story problems to...If the state is still using long story problems to teach math, then that is probably behind the lousy math scores. This approach is very confusing for many students who do better with direct instruction. Students fail to gain proficiency, which we can see with declining scores from 3rd to 10th grade. The longer students are exposed to reform math, the worse they do.<br /><br />S parent<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-87686244759456483432018-09-13T22:08:52.457-07:002018-09-13T22:08:52.457-07:00And then there's this article I've seen fl...And then there's this article I've seen floating around the internet... https://www.apmreports.org/story/2018/09/10/hard-words-why-american-kids-arent-being-taught-to-read <br /><br />We know (most) people aren't making meaningful progress in closing the opportunity gap. Yet I look at the first few years my kids have spent in public school and I've seen very little actual literacy teaching. I have seen lots of the "balanced literacy" kind of teaching referenced in the article above and know a lot of parents supplementing at home and doing private tutoring. The opportunity gap would be difficult enough to close given the known vocabulary gap going into school, however if parents have to heavily supplement school based instruction, it seems hopeless. <br /><br />NE ParentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com