Beyond Percentiles: Data Analysis Protocol to Strengthen Early Reading Skills

Every teacher knows that early reading skills form the foundation for all future learning. Yet in many schools, reading foundational skills data is scattered across spreadsheets, assessment portals, and teacher notes. Without a clear protocol and integrated visualizations, valuable instructional time is lost just trying to make sense of it all.

An effective data analysis protocol helps leaders and interventionists:

• Compare growth over time in phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding, and fluency

• Identify skill-specific gaps across classrooms and grade levels

• Align small-group and intervention time to the highest-leverage needs

• Consider other factors that may impact performance, such as attendance and reading confidence

Strong visualizations that pull together multiple data sources (benchmark scores, progress monitoring, and teacher observations) turn raw numbers into actionable insights. Leaders can instantly see which skills to target and which students are on the cusp of meeting benchmarks.

Consistency in data review + clarity in visualization = stronger, faster instructional decisions.

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