The Assessment of Thoughtful Literacy in NAEP: Why the States Aren’t Measuring Up Summary

This article discusses the significant difference in the NAEP test and the state test that are given to students to test their reading levels. According to this article, the state test does not measure up to the NAEP test. Reading and Literacy is a subject that many educators nation-wide, undermine and do not spend enough time on it with their students. Many students nation-wide, are lacking in the subject of reading and are falling more and more behind as they progress to the next grade level. According to this article, many educators focus more on students reading the text that is in front of them, rather than being able to infer and comprehend the text that is in front of them. In state tests, students of course, do outstanding work in that particular test, but that is because, the bar is set extremely low on the state tests. The students are not challenged enough in the state tests, which in the long run is not beneficial to these students. When it comes to literacy, students must be challenged and must face a significant amount of difficulty, if they want to excel in the subject of literacy. Students cannot just do the bare minimum when it comes to reading. The NAEP tests puts students to the challenge and raises the bar in literacy for students. This is what the students need and deserve, if they want to excel in not only literacy, but in all subjects that is offered to them in the education system.