reading Archives - Laura Maniglia

PISA Update

by Laura Maniglia | Aug 9, 2023 | academic standing, active learning, instruction, intrinsic motivation, learning, PISA, public schools, reading, testing

Since 2000, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) administers the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) to test 15-year-old students’ reading, mathematics, and science literacy. The major domain of study rotates...

The Hazards of Electronic Devices

by Laura Maniglia | Jul 27, 2023 | brain development, Child development, instruction, learning, parents, public schools, reading, Sleep, student engagement, teacher effectiveness, teachers

Long before the advent of smartphones, physicians cautioned about the negative health effects of excessive television viewing. A 2005 study stated: “Weekend TV viewing in early childhood continues to influence BMI in adulthood. Interventions to influence...

Still Descending!

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 29, 2023 | academic standing, instruction, language, learning, math, NAEP, parents, public schools, reading, testing

Two years ago, I reported the disheartening results of NAEP, the Nation’s Report card):”Only 35% of the fourth graders test at or above the Proficient level. The math scores were only slightly better, with 41% reaching proficiency” The scores for eighth grade were...

A Late Report Card

by Laura Maniglia | May 24, 2023 | academic standing, grading system, instruction, learning, NAEP, parents, public schools, reading, students, teacher effectiveness, teachers, testing

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the Nation’s Report Card, has been the subject of previous blogs. The test is usually administered every two years, on odd numbered years, to a “sample of students who represent the student population...

What is the CLT?

by Laura Maniglia | May 11, 2023 | academic standing, Admissions, homeschooling, instruction, language, learning, math, public schools, reading

The importance of periodic testing to assess students’ progress was the subject of previous blogs. Most American colleges and universities have become “test optional,” no longer requiring standardized admissions tests (ACT and SAT). These two exams have been...

Pencils Down!

by Laura Maniglia | Apr 14, 2023 | instruction, parents, reading, student engagement, teachers, testing, writing

Previous blogs have stressed the benefits of reading and writing on paper rather than on digital devices. However, fewer studies compared the results of written tests to those of computer-based tests(CBT). In 2015 the National Institute of Health (NIH) released a...

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