Analysis of Common Survey Responses
8th Grade L. Arts Students have a hard time reading for specific detail.	How do we assess writing goals as non-language arts teachers?	89% of students understand what they read in 7th grade, but only 77% read well orally.	#801 8th Grade L. Arts Required in all areas. Needs to be higher. It affects all aspects of being successful in all areas
#718 7th L.Arts Edit writing. All written material needs to be able to be understood by the person reading. Too much has been ignored by writing to read.	Is test data valid after only one year?	How can students in 8th grade find the point of view (96%) when only 61% understand what they read?	8th Grade L. Arts 801, 802, 806, 810 are very important
Students understand what they read in 7th more than in 8th.	These results are from "I Can Do It Sheets?" Only 1 teacher decides these standards.	709 results showed to be higher because it is closely related to the others. Could be that the test question needs to be looked at for 709.	7th Grade L. Arts They all deal with reading comprehension except 718 and 719
7th Grade appears to be ahead of 8th grade in Language Arts.	How can students have mastered at 82%, 91%, 96%, etc. reading strategies, yet only 60-61% understand what they read? Does not make sense.	*Improve understanding of the material *Read *Determine whether weakness is in: vocabulary comp. content comp. transference of thoughts from one level to the next	All subject areas should be able to do #703 Lang. Arts "Preview the material and predict what I need to know."
In 7th grade if they can make inferences, why can't they explain reasonableness of an argument?	8th Grade L. Arts Are low and should definitely be a goal	8th Grade L. Arts Understanding what they read is still very low--how can they write about it then?	8th Grade Lang. Arts How are 801/802 evaluated?
7th Grade understands what they read, but can't apply it to real life	8th L. Arts Reading comprehension and writing, more focused than 7th grade. Except for 819.	7th Grade L. Arts #709 is the least mastered, but very important. Kids will understand better if they can personalize what the reading is about.