[Reading-hall-of-fame] Have We Flat-Lined in Reading? No, not really.

[DickaUFL at aol.com]

The important factor that is missing in Tom's analysis is the substantial 
gains made by every subgroup in reading since 1971. Every subgroup has gained 
more than the average score has risen. Black and Hispanic students reading scores 
are up by 20-30 points since 1971 (though most of that gain occurred prior to 
REA and NCLB).

Gerry Bracey finally helped me figure this out and he wrote about it in his 
Kappan column. The issue is a substantially changed population. Black and 
Hispanic kids are now twice as numerous as they were in 1971. Even though their 
scores have risen they have not risen to the level of Anglo kids. So with twice 
as many lower scoring minoritiy kids in the NAEP testing pool, the progress of 
all subgroups is vanished.

Dick Allington
New email:rallingt at utk.edu
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