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MIAMI-DADE AMONG TOP 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS MIAMI – Miami-Dade Public Schools’ lowest-performing students have shown strong improvements in reading, with 62 percent making learning gains this year, according to the Florida Department of Education. Miami-Dade County was named among the top ten counties whose lowest-performing students have made significant progress in reading. Miami-Dade County Public Schools has one of the nation’s most comprehensive reading plans for all students in kindergarten through grade 12. It incorporates the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and state Just Read, Florida! programs. Among the plan’s elements are two consecutive hours daily of language arts reading instruction for students in kindergarten through grade five and instructional frameworks for grades 6-12. In addition, immediate, intensive intervention is provided as needed at all grades to accelerate reading achievement. For the 2004-2005 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), students’ average reading scores rose in six of seven grades tested. # # # 06-LJG/004/TEL |
