PSD students show growth in reading, math

Petersburg School District students took a Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment test this fall that gauged reading fluency and math and reading growth among students, which found those skills had developed since last year.

Kindergarteners through third graders were given a MAP Reading Fluency test for the first time this fall. The test assessed students on word recognition, listening comprehension, picture vocabulary and phonological awareness. Students in grades three through nine took a MAP Growth test. Scores from that test were compiled with data from the 2018 Performance Evaluat...