#Oklaed Students: Did You “Fail” The Reading Test?

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And do you think maybe it was because the vendor failed to include important instructions — namely that you needed to click on a tab labeled 2 on the computer screen to read a second article on some of the quetions on the Reading tests for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and the English II and III EOIs?

If so, the Oklahoma State Department of Education has released a statement saying that you have the option to invalidate the first test and take the exam again. Of course, if you passed, why would you want to do that?

Take a peek at the article below to see how this can affect teacher VAM scores, which make up 35 percent of a teacher's evaluation for this year.

Source: NVM 4 OKLAED ELA EOIs & OCCTs | A View From The Edge

About the author 

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

Michelle Boyd Waters is the founder of reThink ELA, where she creates research-informed resources that help middle and high school English teachers build stronger communities of readers and writers. After teaching secondary English for 10 years, Michelle has continued working alongside educators and students as a university composition instructor, writing center director, teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and mentor to new teachers. Her work brings together classroom experience, literacy research, and writing center pedagogy to create practical resources that support authentic reading, meaningful writing, and student voice. Through reThink ELA, she helps teachers create classrooms where both students and educators can thrive.

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