• Recent legislation strengthened the Third Grade Reading Guarantee to give a greater emphasis to reading instruction and intervention in the early grades.  Through this initiative, school districts will diagnose reading deficiencies by administering a diagnostic assessment (MAP) to all students at grades kindergarten through grade three; and create individualized reading improvement and monitoring plans (RIMP), while also providing intensive reading interventions.

    The Ohio Department of Education approved diagnostic assessment, IREADY, will identify students as "on-track" or "not on-track"

    • On-Track Students who have scored 505 or above on the IREADY will not need a RIMP unless they are shown to not be proficient on the Fall State Reading Test.
    • On-Track Students who have a IREADY score BELOW 505 will still need to be monitored on a RIMP
    • Not On-Track any student who is not reading at grade level based on previous end-of-year standards’ expectations by September 30th

  • WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CHILD IS OFF TRACK?

    • Within 60 days the district must create a reading improvement and monitoring plan (RIMP) for the student, including:

      1).  Identification of the student’s specific reading deficiency

      2).  A description of proposed supplemental instruction services that will target the student’s identified reading deficiencies

      3).  Opportunities for the student’s parents or guardians to be involved in the instructional services

      4).  A process to monitor the implementation of the student’s instructional services

      5).  A reading curriculum during regular schools hours that assists students to read at grade level, provides for reliable assessments, and provides ongoing analysis of each student’s reading progress

    • Districts must provide a qualified teacher to each student who enters third grade that is on a reading improvement and monitoring plan or who has been retained.
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  • WHEN IS THE TEST?

    • Fall Ohio’s State Test for Reading: 
    • Spring Ohio’s State Test for Reading: 
    • Summer Ohio’s State Test for Reading: 
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  • CAN MY CHILD GO TO 4TH GRADE WITHOUT BEING PROFICIENT?

    • Students will need a sub score of at least 46 to be promoted to the 4th grade.  (Includes only Reading portion)
    • A scaled score of at least 683 will also allow a student to be promoted to the 4th grade.  (Includes Reading and Writing)
    • Students that meet the promotion scores on the Fall assessment but do not meet the proficient scores will be placed on a RIMP because they are still performing below grade level
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