Data from the NAEP 1998 Reading Assessment show increased scores for low-performing students in the 4th and 8th grades in 1998 as compared to 1994, but no change at the 12th grade. Scores for low-performing students in the 8th grade were higher in 1998 than in either 1994 or 1992. Scores for low-performing 4th-graders were higher in 1998 than in 1994, but no higher than in 1992. Scores for the lowest performing 12th-graders were lower in 1998 than in 1992.
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