Ms. Amanda P. Avallone

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  Amanda AvalloneEighth-Grade Teacher

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  "Most of the nation's eighth- and 12th-graders are doing a solid job of writing to inform, persuade, and tell stories," said Amanda Avallone, vice chair of the National Assessment Governing Board and assistant principal and eighth-grade teacher at Summit Middle Charter School in Boulder, Colo. "But we need to work harder to strengthen achievement for Black students."

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  "Most of the nation's eighth- and 12th-graders are doing a solid job of writing to inform, persuade, and tell stories," said Amanda Avallone, vice chair of the National Assessment Governing Board and assistant principal and eighth-grade teacher at Summit Middle Charter School in Boulder, Colo.
  
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  Amanda Avallone, Summit Middle School

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  Welcome: Board Chair Darvin Winick, Vice Chair Amanda Avallone, and Interim Executive Director Mary Crovo

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  "Until all students can read at a (higher) level, many will be barred from full participation, not only in education, but also in the wider experiences of life," said Amanda Avallone, vice chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board, in an interview with the Washington Post.

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  Eighth-grade English teacher Amanda Avallone, a member of the board that administers the national test, said the gender gap "troubles and mystifies" her.
  
  "Nothing in my experience tells me that boys can't write," said Avallone, of Boulder, Colo. She said expectations appear to be lower for boys when it comes to writing. > >

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  "Substantial improvement in reading achievement is still eluding us as a nation," said Amanda Avallone, a member of the NAEP governing board, at a press conference carried live on the Internet.Avallone teaches 8th grade English in Colorado

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  ,I am happy to report, paraphrasing Mark Twain, that the death of writing has been greatly exaggerated,, said Amanda P. Avallone, an eighth-grade English teacher who is vice chairwoman of the board that oversees the testing program, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as ,the nation,s report card.,
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  Ms. Avallone sought to allay his concern.
  
  ,I know that the sentence has not been put to rest as a unit of communication,, she said.
  
  Ms. Avallone also said the difference in scores between girls and boys might result in part from lower literacy expectations for boys in the public schools.
  
  ,These days I seldom if ever hear the message that math and science do not matter for girls,, she said, ,yet I do still encounter the myth that many boys won,t really need to write very much or very well once they leave school.,

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  While there are optimistic signs, more needs to be done, said Amanda P. Avallone, vice chairwoman of the National Assessment Governing Board.
  
  "The results of the 2007 NAEP assessment in reading are not the only indication that high achievement in reading for all students is a goal not yet realized," she said.

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