Read to Succeed (R2S) Information Specific to 3rd Grade
Read to Succeed Requirements for Parents and Students
What is the process?
Act 284 (Read to Succeed) requires that, beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a student must be retained in the third grade if the student fails to demonstrate reading proficiency at the end of third grade as indicated by scoring at the lowest achievement level on the state summative reading assessment SC READY [Reading Test]. A student may be exempt for good cause from the mandatory retention but shall continue to receive instructional support and services and reading intervention appropriate for their age and reading level. The Read to Succeed Team is aware of research around third grade retention and is currently researching models and solutions in other states and among stakeholders in South Carolina.
Per Section 59-155-160(E) of Read to Succeed, the following communication with parents and families must occur in a timely manner:
South Carolina Department of Education, Third Grade Retention Guidance Document, 2019. https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/early-learning-and-literacy/read-to-succeed1/third-grade-retention/.
Per Section 59-155-160(E) of Read to Succeed, the following communication with parents and families must occur in a timely manner:
- Early in the school year and/or when a third grade student transfers into a district or school, school administrators must send a general notice to all third grade parents regarding the Read to Succeed requirements for promotion or retention.
- During the second nine week grading period:
- The data, intensive instruction, and the interventions provided to the student are shared with parents during a parent-teacher conference.
- Parents of third graders are informed that data indicates their student is not progressing toward reaching grade level proficiency in reading
- The Read to Succeed Plan for Intensive Instruction and Intervention document is used as documentation of the conference and the actions taken. Parents are required to sign this document as a record of the conference. After making two varied attempts to contact a parent and the parent is still unable to attend the conference, this same information is to be mailed. An additional parent/teacher conference shall be held during the third nine week grading period for students still being considered for retention.
- During the fourth nine week grading period, SRC (Summer Reading Camp) pre-assessment results and a reading portfolio for those students still not achieving grade-level proficiency are reviewed. Recommendations for promotion or retention are made. Parents of students are again notified of the student’s progress.
- Students identified for possible retention must be invited to attend a Read to Succeed (SRC) Summer Reading Camp. Parents can accept or decline this invitation, however, this good cause exemption does not apply if the student does not attend and successfully complete the Read to Succeed SRC.
- After completion of a Read to Succeed SRC, the student’s reading portfolio and SRC post-assessment results are reviewed to determine eligibility for promotion to fourth grade. A recommendation from the SRC teacher and site coordinator is made to the building principal of the school the student will attend in the fall. The principal makes a promotion or retention recommendation to the district superintendent. The district superintendent makes the final decision. Parents have a right to appeal the decision. Local school board policies must comply with the Read to Succeed requirements. S.C. Code Ann. §59-160(B)(1)-(3).
South Carolina Department of Education, Third Grade Retention Guidance Document, 2019. https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/early-learning-and-literacy/read-to-succeed1/third-grade-retention/.
What is an LAP (Literacy Assessment Portfolio) ?
The purpose of the Literacy Assessment Portfolio (LAP) or a locally developed portfolio (also referred to as a Reading Portfolio) is to provide evidence of a student’s progress in the area of literacy. It is a way to collect data that informs teachers, parents, and administrators in determining instructional and intervention decisions. Maintaining a portfolio for every student is good practice; however, Section 59-155-160(A)(5) of Read to Succeed states that all students not demonstrating grade-level proficiency must have a portfolio indicating the intensive instruction and interventions provided. A LAP or a locally developed portfolio is kept each school year a student is not reaching grade-level proficiency in reading. Districts and schools may use the LAP as presented, modify it to better meet individual needs, or use a system of documentation already in place. The student’s LAP or locally developed portfolio should follow the student from teacher to teacher, school to school, and district to district (page 33). If a student transfers to another school, district, or state the portfolio follows the student. If a student transfers in to a South Carolina district or school without a portfolio, an approved assessment should be administered immediately. The portfolio requirement for Read to Succeed begins at this point in time.
Per Section 59-155-160(A)(5) of Read to Succeed, the LAP is divided into five sections:
(1) state-approved assessments,
(2) required documentation (3 samples of independent student produced work best reflecting reading/writing development),
(3) intervention and progress monitoring,
(4) SRC or Summer Reading Camp
(5) grade level target scores.
South Carolina Department of Education, Third Grade Retention Guidance Document, 2019. https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/early-learning-and-literacy/read-to-succeed1/third-grade-retention/.
Per Section 59-155-160(A)(5) of Read to Succeed, the LAP is divided into five sections:
(1) state-approved assessments,
(2) required documentation (3 samples of independent student produced work best reflecting reading/writing development),
(3) intervention and progress monitoring,
(4) SRC or Summer Reading Camp
(5) grade level target scores.
South Carolina Department of Education, Third Grade Retention Guidance Document, 2019. https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/early-learning-and-literacy/read-to-succeed1/third-grade-retention/.
Read to Succeed Timeline for 3rd Grade
For Learning Coaches (Parents and Guardians) of 3rd Grade Students
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