{"id":13145,"date":"2016-10-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/miklar-framfarir-i-lestri\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T08:59:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:59:43","slug":"great-progress-in-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/miklar-framfarir-i-lestri\/","title":{"rendered":"Great progress in reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Significant progress in reading among primary school pupils in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Results of measurements on
\nThe reading proficiency of pupils in years 5-10 in the primary schools of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur during the school year
\n2015-2016 show that the number of students with reading difficulties doubles and the number
\nthe number of pupils who need to improve their reading ability decreases significantly, by 50%. This
\nare results that are reflected in the reading ability assessments of around 2,200 pupils in
\nthe town's primary schools in the last school year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Measurements of students' reading ability were made using reading tests.
\nwhich were presented to the students in question in September, January and May. There it is laid
\nfor the same reading test for the same students all three times \u2013 but not the same
\nThe tests for students are graded by year group, as they become more difficult as the students get older.
\nStudents' reading ability is divided into three tiers according to certain criteria which increase with
\nadvanced age. The lowest benchmark assumes that students have a need for greater
\nreading ability, the mid-point benchmark that students' reading ability is satisfactory and the highest
\nthe criterion that students have (very) good reading ability. The aforementioned reading ability concerns
\nmeasurements of students' reading speed, which provide a good prediction of their reading proficiency.
\nIn the September 2015 tests, 16% students with the highest reading ability, 22% students in
\na need for greater reading ability and 62% with adequate reading ability. In May,
\nThe group with the highest reading ability became 34%, the one in need of greater reading ability 12%
\nand the group with an adequate capacity of 54% students. <\/p>\n

\"Figure<\/p>\n

Reading is life
\ngame<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Measurements of students' reading ability mark monitoring and follow-up.
\nwith an increased emphasis on reading in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The project 'Reading is the Game of Life' was
\nlaunched in the primary schools of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in the 2015-2016 school year with the aim of
\nthe aim of increasing students' reading proficiency, both reading speed and reading comprehension, which
\nreflects their reading ability at any given time. In nurseries and primary schools
\nthe town's is targeted teaching to enhance students' language use and literacy and
\nThe results from this first year show that significant progress has been made. They provide
\nas well as encouragement to continue on this path, as it is important that
\nSchools and homes work together for even better results. Learning to read is a continuous process.
\na project that never ends at any point. Work will continue to strengthen
\nthe reading skills of children in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, so that everyone receives sufficient support and opportunities to
\nachieve academic excellence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Miklar framfarir \u00ed lestri me\u00f0al hafnfirskra grunnsk\u00f3lanemenda Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00e6linga \u00e1 lestrargetu nemenda \u00ed 5.-10. bekkjum \u00ed grunnsk\u00f3lum Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar sk\u00f3la\u00e1ri\u00f0 2015-2016 s\u00fdna a\u00f0 fj\u00f6ldi getumikilla nemenda \u00ed lestri tv\u00f6faldast og fj\u00f6ldi nemenda sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 efla lestrargetu s\u00edna minnkar verulega e\u00f0a um 50%. \u00deetta eru ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur sem s\u00fdna sig \u00ed m\u00e6lingum \u00e1 lestrargetu um 2.200 nemenda […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13145"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}