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Greenville City Schools
The Third Grade Reading Guarantee
By Kitty Davis
Greenville Elementary Principal
The Third Grade Reading Guarantee (TGRG) is a method to identify
students in grades kindergarten through third grade who are behind in
reading. Third grade students at Greenville Elementary will initially
take the two-part Ohio Grade 3 English Language Arts test on October 21
and October 22, 2019. This test is designed to measure whether or not
students meet the requirements of the Third Grade Reading Guarantee for
promotion to fourth grade. For the 2019-2020 school year, Ohio’s Third
Grade Reading Guarantee mandates third grade students meet a minimum
passing score of 46 on the assessment. This cut-score was
pre-determined by the Ohio Department of Education, and is one point
higher than the required score during the 2018-2019 school year.
A second administration of the Ohio Grade 3 English Language Arts
assessment will occur in April 2020. In order to prepare for the
up-coming, state-wide, on-line assessment, the third grade students
have been receiving forty minutes of technology/keyboarding instruction
a week in addition to their language arts instruction. Additionally,
within the classrooms, students are utilizing their iPads for reading
of skill level appropriate books, vocabulary remediation, and spelling
practice. This also helps students with practicing technology and
keyboarding skills.
The third grade population has already had one opportunity to meet the
Third Grade Reading Guarantee Promotion Score by taking the reading
portion of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) in September. The
questions on the MAP are designed to mimic the types of questions with
which students will be presented on the Ohio Grade 3 ELA
administration. A minimum score of 194, again as determined by the Ohio
Department of Education, is needed on the reading portion of the MAP
assessment in order to be promoted to fourth grade. This also is a one
point increase from the previous school year.
The September MAP results have recently been communicated to parents. A
reading improvement and monitoring plan (RIMP) is in the process of
being developed for any third grade student who was “not on track” at
the beginning of the year as indicated by the MAP measurement. This
plan describes to parents what interventions are being utilized to
ensure their child’s reading success. Parents are encouraged to contact
their third grade child’s language arts instructor with any questions
regarding the Third Grade Reading Guarantee requirements, RIMPs, or
ways to assist their child with reading.
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