New York CityChief Eric Adams and city Education Director David Banks are improving itpublic schoolThe reading levels of New York City public school students have been taken as the primary goal and new reading teaching methods have been implemented; However, preliminary data shows that over the past two years, reading levels of New York City public school students have declined rather than increased.AsianAnd white students’ reading proficiency declined the most.

The Municipal Education Bureau implemented a new reading curriculum in half of the city’s primary schools in September last year, requiring phonetic spelling as the main reading method, but has since refused to release performance data .

According to preliminary performance data shared with the media by some public schools, two-thirds of students still have not reached reading targets, which is about the same level as banks two years ago; Furthermore, student performance in public schools has declined since the implementation of the new curriculum. Even more powerful.

Specifically, only 33.6% of New York City public school students from pre-kindergarten to 10th grade reached the “fluent” level in reading on the winter assessment, a slight increase from 32.5% in 2022.

However, in primary schools that adopted new teaching methods this year, the proportion of students reading “fluently” decreased from 36.4% last year to 33.6%; In contrast, in primary schools that did not adopt the new teaching methods, the “fluent” rate dropped from 40.5% to 38.5%.

Also, compared to African Americans and Hispanics, Asian and White students have experienced the most severe declines in reading proficiency; Among them, the “fluent” reading rate of Asian public school students fell from 53.1% to 48.9%, while that of white students fell from 52.5% to 48.%; In comparison, the number of African Americans dropped from 26.4% to 25.2%, and Hispanics dropped from 23.9% to 21.7%.

However, some teachers pointed out that this data comparison is not accurate due to the source of students and other influencing factors. Education Bureau officials said preliminary data is shared with teachers, principals and superintendents only for reference, and such conclusions cannot be drawn for the entire public school system.

In this regard, the bank failed to give a clear explanation, saying only that more time may be needed to optimize the teaching methodology before showing results. “Reintroducing the reading curriculum within the scope of the entire function may be the greatest reform the public school system has ever experienced. The task is not easy.”

He said the preliminary data lacks “substantial meaning” because improvements in reading teaching methods have just begun and will take several years to complete.

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