These policies and practices are beginning to transform and strengthen instruction, with the latest statewide results from the 2022-23 school year showing that 40 percent of third graders are now reading on grade level — the highest percentage since the state raised academic standards nearly a decade ago.
As Tennessee considers an instructionally coherent path forward for K-3 literacy, this paper offers:
- An overview of existing student academic support structures in the state
- Data from four districts that point to the potential impact of instructionally coherent high-dosage tutoring
- Proposed next steps to foster instructional coherence in K-3 literacy for all students
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