Kids Zone

Here is a link to my graph that compares 8th grade reading scores to the national average and to my document where I answered the proposed questions. I published this document online using google docs.

Here is a link to my graph that compares 4th grade reading scores to the national average and to my document where I answered the proposed questions. I published this document online using google docs.

As a parent of an 8th grade student going before the state legislature to question the use of funds for the statewide reading initiatives I question what the funds have been used for. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress our 8th grade students fall below the national average in their reading scores and they have continued to drop since 2003.

As the head of the statewide reading initiative going before the state legislature asking for more statewide reading programs I would say that according to the National Assessment of Education Progress our 4th grade students are falling below the national average in reading scores while the national average is increasing. To combat this problem I would ask the state legislature for more funding for statewide reading programs so that we may help alleviate this problem before it gets any worse.

The website I used to create these graphs was Kids Zone.

I got the information to make these graphs from the NAEP or the National Assessment of Education Progress.

The expected outcomes for this activity were: The student can create, integrate, publish, interpret, and discuss graphic images using line or bar charts.