Imagine two eighth graders reading a science passage ... And after second grade we stop decoding instruction and flip into comprehension and fluency,” observes Rebecca Kockler, a former ...

as you are reading it. You will be asked comprehension questions when you study texts to check how well you’ve understood them. Retrieval questions are questions where the answers are given as ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have ...

Sampled students in the eighth grade across the country are tested for math and reading proficiency on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which the U.S. Department of Education bills ...