What effect has Regie Routman in Residence had on test scores?
At one typical school outside of urban Denver, test scores in reading had been flat for years. Out of 30 area elementary schools, its scores were stuck in the lower middle range. With Regie Routman in Residence, the school’s scores jumped to third from the top in reading achievement, just behind the two most affluent schools in its district. That impressive gain in reading achievement has been maintained for five years, to date. At a school in Washington state that serves mostly students from low-income families and that has a high English learner population, reading achievement rose approximately 50% to 80%. Those gains have been maintained, to date, for four years. Whole-school writing gains have come more slowly, mostly because writing is undervalued, teacher knowledge is generally lower than with reading, and writing is often left out when teachers are out of time. Where teachers have implemented Regie Routman in Residence and made a solid commitment to daily writing and teaching w
