Jul 17, 2026 · 7 min · 6 segments
The NAEP proficiency levels were arbitrarily defined (Bracey, 2008; Ravitch, 2012; Reinking, Hruby, & Risko, 2023). These levels should be interpreted with extreme caution (Vaulton, 2025). The…
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Now, the National Council on Teacher Quality recently published a report called Teacher Prep Review, full colon, Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation by Ellis et al.
In the second paragraph of this report, it stated that, quote, 40% of fourth graders in the United States cannot read at a basic level, unquote.
And this conclusion was based on National Assessment of Educational Progress Data, NAEP data.
Now, the National Council on Teacher Quality recently published a report called Teacher Prep Review, full colon, Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation by Ellis et al.
In the second paragraph of this report, it stated that, quote, 40% of fourth graders in the United States cannot read at a basic level, unquote.
And this conclusion was based on National Assessment of Educational Progress Data, NAEP data.
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