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It affects us as educators because it means even though we are doing so much it is not enough.

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It makes me feel worried and nervous about our future!

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It affects me knowing that there are so many are unable to read, and how the system is not working favorably

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It affects me knowing that there are so many are unable to read, and how the system is not working favorably

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There is much more work to be done. We have to start at the root of the problem.

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There is much more work to be done. We have to start at the root of the problem.

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I begin to think about how we can bridge that gap. There are often deeper things that contribute to this disconnect. We have to think about how we can address those needs so that we can begin to address this gap. There's more factors and sometimes as educators, we are missing some of those factors.

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Our students are roped right into that 51% of non-proficient readers in NYC. We need to find a different way of teaching the foundations to reading, and provide more of the foundation for all kids who need it, regardless of their grade.

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As teachers it makes us feel as if we're not doing our job.  So we're constantly trying to make adjustments.

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As teachers it makes us feel as if we're not doing our job.  So we're constantly trying to make adjustments.

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we need to change the way we teach.

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This is frightning in the twenty first century. With so much books available and literacy programs.

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This is frightning in the twenty first century. With so much books available and literacy programs.

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I am surprised by how high the number is of children that are not proficient in reading.

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The data effects because we are experiencing it in the classroom. If students can't read then how do we expect them to learn grade level material. The foundation of reading  has to be strong in order for the house of comprehension to grow. 

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The data effects because we are experiencing it in the classroom. If students can't read then how do we expect them to learn grade level material. The foundation of reading  has to be strong in order for the house of comprehension to grow. 

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Unbelievable, I believe we need to do more to increase the reading skills in NYC.  Better strategies are needed

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Unbelievable, I believe we need to do more to increase the reading skills in NYC.  Better strategies are needed

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As educators, this is very scary to be honest. We work so hard in order to teach our scholars to read and there seems to be such a big disconnect.

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It is quite sad to see such high levels of children not proficient in reading. What does this mean for the future?

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this could easily be our friends and family children struggling to learn to read. I hear plenty of friends and family struggling to teach their children to read and asked me for tips all the time

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It affects me because I have two young black children and it’s concerning but yet something I can work with them on. Also it’s heartbreaking seeing students struggle reading even though we try our best with programs in place to help them.

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My thought is what are want are the students missing to help them read proficiently?