Title page
Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 4
Findings 6
Limitations 14
Implications 15
References 16
Acknowledgments 17
Table 1. State and study district demographic characteristics of grade 1 students in Illinois 3
Figure 1. By the end of grade 1, 57 percent of students in District U-46 in Illinois met the spring of grade 1 reading proficiency milestone (level J), part of a rising trend in reading... 7
Figure 2. The percentages of students in District U-46 in Illinois who met or exceeded time-specific reading proficiency milestones (levels C, D, F, and J) increased substantially from... 7
Figure 3. In District U-46 in Illinois, higher percentages of Asian and White students than of students of other races/ethnicities met the spring of grade 1 reading proficiency milestone... 8
Figure 4. Higher percentages of students not eligible for the national school lunch program than of students eligible for the program and of non-English learner students than of English... 9
Figure 5. A higher percentage of students not in special education than of students in special education in District U-46 in Illinois met the spring of grade 1 reading proficiency milestone... 10
Figure 6. Average reading scores on the Measures of Academic Progress for Primary Grades in District 186 in Illinois were similar to national norms and rose for students from fall of... 11
Figure 7. Asian students in District 186 in Illinois made the largest gains in reading achievement from kindergarten through grade 1, 2017/18-2018/19 12
Figure 8. The gap in reading achievement in District 186 in Illinois across groups defined by eligibility for the national school lunch program and special education status widened over... 13
Figure 9. Female students' average reading achievement score in District 186 in Illinois was 2 points higher than male students' average score across kindergarten and grade 1,... 14
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 4
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 5