All in all, the district earmarked $730 million in coronavirus recovery dollars this school year for its efforts.
In reading, Battaglia tried a blitz tactic: 20 minutes each day over two weeks, when stronger readers are paired with struggling peers to read passages to each other and help correct each other’s mistakes. It helped. Even before the coronavirus, many Chicago students made it to high school unable to read well. The pandemic just made it harder to look away.
Students in all grades were showing solid growth except eighth-graders, on that all-important cusp of high school, who were flagged across the district for making little midyear progress. Paul Zavitkovsky, an expert on testing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said standardized tests are a helpful snapshot of how students are doing, but he cautioned against relying on them to drive recovery efforts. Remediating one skill at a time based on test results must happen alongside engaging, grade-level instruction — a tough balance to strike, Zavitkovsky said.
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