Literacy Goals for 2017/2018 focused on increasing reading and writing scores through the effective use of Performance Based Reading Assessment and a Writing PLC. PBA was widely implemented but only three teachers joined the Writing PLC. The data I looked at included the Provincial Grade 8 Expository Writing Assessment and the Grade 8 Reading Comprehension Assessment. Observations of 8 Expository Writing: BLSD is below the provincial average at every assessment between January 2008 and January 2018 BLSD was 1.5% lower than the provincial average in 2008 (smallest gap) BLSD was 14.2% lower than the provincial average in 2016 (largest gap) BLSD is 8.9% lower than the provincial average in January 2018 BLSD average has increased by 4.9% since 2015 BLSD average is lower now (0.8%) than it was in 2008 Provincial average is 6.6% higher than it was in 2009 Observations of Grade 8 Reading Comprehension: BLSD below provincial average at every assessment since January 2008 BLSD average was highest in 2011 (42.9%) BLSD average was lowest in 2013 (32.7%) Smallest gap between BLSD and provincial average was in 2011 (3.7%) Largest gap between BLSD and provincial average was in 2013 (13.9%)
Literacy Goals for 2017/2018 focused on increasing reading and writing scores through the effective use of Performance Based Reading Assessment and a Writing PLC. PBA was widely implemented but only three teachers joined the Writing PLC. The data I looked at included the Provincial Grade 8 Expository Writing Assessment and the Grade 8 Reading Comprehension Assessment. Observations of 8 Expository Writing: BLSD is below the provincial average at every assessment between January 2008 and January 2018 BLSD was 1.5% lower than the provincial average in 2008 (smallest gap) BLSD was 14.2% lower than the provincial average in 2016 (largest gap) BLSD is 8.9% lower than the provincial average in January 2018 BLSD average has increased by 4.9% since 2015 BLSD average is lower now (0.8%) than it was in 2008 Provincial average is 6.6% higher than it was in 2009 Observations of Grade 8 Reading Comprehension: BLSD below provincial average at every assessment since January 2008 BLSD average was highest in 2011 (42.9%) BLSD average was lowest in 2013 (32.7%) Smallest gap between BLSD and provincial average was in 2011 (3.7%) Largest gap between BLSD and provincial average was in 2013 (13.9%)
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