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Rethinking Reading Proficiency

May 28, 2025 Wendy Vaulton, Associate Director for Reading Recovery & Early Interventions

As educators, our understanding of proficiency shapes the way we teach, assess, and support learners. If we define proficiency narrowly, we risk overlooking not only important aspects of literacy, but the larger purpose of education itself. We seek not only to prepare students to perform well on tests, but to help them build the skills to engage critically with the world around them.

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