Literacy programs chicago public schools

Though, The Jungle stands out to me as a story that is relevant to the disparities in Chicago, so literacy, especially literacy in the English language, seemed like an obvious choice from there. Thus, digging into the ward-by-ward data on literacy rates seemed like a great idea until I realized that such data did not exist.

After that I was stuck in a rut and was not sure how to proceed because I had all of these ideas about how I wanted to look at literacy in comparison to other issues to see if there were any strong correlations. While not a perfect solution, the test scores gave me information on what percentages of students were preforming at or above the national average for over five hundred schools. Turning this into usable data was even more difficult than finding it in the first place as it involved a length process of finding address and coordinates for schools, then compiling that with the test data, an—though I looked over the final product for any mistakes—the sheer amount of data means that there could be inaccuracies simply due to human error.

Further, with this new data I also had to change what I was comparing it to as I realized the information I had on graduation rates was nowhere near as complete or up to date as my information on reading success in standardized testing. I ended up cutting graduation rates along with declines in property value as they were both incomplete and not up to date, which would have led to inaccurate comparisons to the other data.

How do you weigh giving schools autonomy with making sure that each of the district-run schools is teaching reading in a science-based way? Yes, schools do have the option to choose which curricular tools they can use. If a school has a dual language program, they are going to use a different literacy program from one for monolingual English speakers. The approach that we are taking with the vision for advanced literacy is to put forth our best research-based understanding of the practices that will lead to advanced literacy.

Identifying these key research-based practices is an expectation we are setting as a district, to show teachers why we are advocating for these practices and giving schools tools to self assess and identify areas for growth. We worked with schools to set early literacy goals that followed a systematic and research-based scope and sequence, without saying you have to use this program or that program. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to providing the information families and educators need, but this kind of work isn't possible without your help.

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