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foundations needed for success in school and life. Children must master building-block skills such as reading and math in the elementary grades so they’re fully prepared for the big move to middle school. </p> <p>   </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/education-level-early-grades"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>  <div id="block-views_blocks-term-block_1-4" class=" te-show-attachments ip-above enable-1-caption fif-rt fiw-25 switch-tabs-pt tabs-1st tabs-all-e vlim-192 dd block block-views_blocks region-even odd region-count-2 count-7 posts views-block channel context-template "><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="view view-term view-id-term view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-term-block-1-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 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class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/elementary-science" title="Elementary Science"> <span class="title">Elementary Science</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Equipping students through inquiry and integration</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> In the <em>Elementary Science</em> report, SREB examines how science instruction, typically taught separately from reading and math, may not be getting enough attention in elementary classrooms.  The reports looks at how waiting until the middle grades to give science an equal place among the academic subjects can hinder students in developing important thinking skills that will benefit them in all subjects areas and for later career success. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-10510 file-sciencebrief-may2020-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sciencebrief_may2020.pdf?1591981783" style=" background-image: 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post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-07T11:12:00">August 7, 2020</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>August 2020</span><span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>2 pages (model) and 4 pages (practices)</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-2'>20V19w and 20V20w</span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/powerful-science-instructional-practices" title="Powerful Science Instructional Practices"> <span class="title">Powerful Science Instructional Practices</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1 image right w35"><a href="/publication/powerful-science-instructional-practices" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/psip_graphic.jpg?1596814191" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="451" height="543" /></a></span>Explore how SREB’s eight 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wt0 access-normal has-image has-images has-more pt68 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-05-18T10:50:00">May 18, 2020</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Samantha Durrance, SREB Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/improving-early-science-instruction" rel="" aria-label="Graph of average number of minutes per day spent on teaching each subject. Social studies, grades K-3 16, grades 4-6 21. Science, grades k-3 18, grades 4-6 27. Mathematics, grades k-3 57, grades 4-6 63. Reading/ELA grades k-3 89, grades 4-6 82. Source: SREB, based on data from the 2018 national survey of science and mathematics education"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/avg_number_minutes.png?1589815197" alt="Graph of average number of minutes per day spent on teaching each subject. Social studies, grades K-3 16, grades 4-6 21. Science, grades k-3 18, grades 4-6 27. Mathematics, grades k-3 57, grades 4-6 63. Reading/ELA grades k-3 89, grades 4-6 82. Source: SREB, based on data from the 2018 national survey of science and mathematics education" title="" loading="lazy" width="435" height="401" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/improving-early-science-instruction" title="Improving Early Science Instruction"> <span class="title">Improving Early Science Instruction</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Ensuring prepared teachers and engaged students</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p>In the drive to improve students’ reading and math achievement in the elementary grades, science has sometimes fallen by the wayside. This despite widespread acknowledgement of the importance of STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — to current and future workforces.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/blog-post/improving-early-science-instruction"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5595-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5595 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 t545 wt545 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-files has-image has-more pt103 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-06-20T16:51:00">June 20, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>June 2019</span><span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>36 pages</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-2'>(19E03)</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/early-math-matters" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/2019math_report_cover.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="625" height="807" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/early-math-matters" title="Early Math Matters"> <span class="title">Early Math Matters</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Factoring in Teacher Knowledge and Practice</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> This report explains why early math learning is so important, the current state of math instruction, issues with elementary teacher preparation and professional development, and how math anxiety impacts achievement. It also presents recommendations state leaders can use to help raise the math achievement of their students. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-8917 file-2019math-reportweb-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/2019math_reportweb_0.pdf?1561387177" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD REPORT</span></a></span> </p> <p> <span class="file fid-8919 file-2019-earlymath-execsummary-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/2019_earlymath_execsummary.pdf?1561387313" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD SUMMARY</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/early-math-matters"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <article id="node-4873-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-4873 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 t838 wt838 wt544 wt145 wt0 t544 wt544 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-file no-more pt103 has-3-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2018-05-01T13:12:00">May 1, 2018</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>May 2018</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>4 pages</span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/repeating-grade-how-well-does-it-work" title="Repeating a Grade: How Well Does It Work?"> <span class="title">Repeating a Grade: How Well Does It Work?</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Research Snapshot</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p>This research snapshot <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1 w25 image right"><a href="/publication/repeating-grade-how-well-does-it-work" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/repeating_grade_cover.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="627" height="812" /></a></span> on retention policies examines what we know about retaining young students, from research on outcomes to how much states spend on additional years of schooling. The brief lists intervention policies in the nine SREB states that require third graders to show reading proficiency to be promoted to fourth grade.</p> <p><span class="file fid-6858 file-repeating-grade-2018-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/repeating_grade_2018_0.pdf?1529499858" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/repeating-grade-how-well-does-it-work"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-4391-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-4391 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 t838 wt838 wt544 wt145 wt0 t544 wt544 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-3-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2017-11-13T15:57:00">November 13, 2017</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>May 2018</span><span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>28 pages</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-2'>(R18E02)</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/ready-read-ready-succeed" rel="" aria-label="Report cover: Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed: State Policies that Support Fourth-Grade Reading Success. Updated May 2018"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/2018reading_cover_image.jpg?1574087135" alt="Report cover: Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed: State Policies that Support Fourth-Grade Reading Success. Updated May 2018" title="" loading="lazy" width="757" height="980" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/ready-read-ready-succeed" title="Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed"> <span class="title">Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">State Policies that Support Fourth-Grade Reading Success</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> <em>States continue to make changes to educator preparation policies and exam requirements for reading. To help legislators who may use this report as a reference, SREB updated Table 2 on page 17 to reflect current state policies as of May 2019.</em> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-ready-to-read-may2019-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-8649 first"><span><span class="file fid-8649 file-ready-to-read-may2019-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/ready_to_read_may2019.pdf?1560436054" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/ready-read-ready-succeed"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <article id="node-4550-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-4550 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t862 wt862 wt544 wt145 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t544 wt544 wt145 wt0 t762 wt762 wt594 wt156 wt0 access-normal has-image has-images has-more pt68 has-5-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2018-01-31T08:00:00">January 31, 2018</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Samantha Durrance, SREB Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/dont-be-afraid-say-dyslexia" rel="" aria-label="Dyslexia policies in SREB states, January 2018"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/sreb_dyslexia_map.png?1574087135" alt="Dyslexia policies in SREB states, January 2018" title="" loading="lazy" width="980" height="735" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/dont-be-afraid-say-dyslexia" title="Don’t Be Afraid to Say “Dyslexia”"> <span class="title">Don’t Be Afraid to Say “Dyslexia”</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Acknowledging and identifying dyslexia is step one in helping struggling readers</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> Researchers estimate that dyslexia affects at least one in 10 people. <a href= "https://dyslexiaida.org/definition-of-dyslexia/">As defined by the International Dyslexia Association</a>, dyslexia is a neurobiological learning disability, unrelated to intelligence, characterized by differences in the way the brain processes language. These differences result in difficulties developing skills that are important for reading and writing. While it cannot be outgrown, individuals with dyslexia can learn strategies to help them overcome the unique challenges it presents. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first"><span><a href="/blog-post/dont-be-afraid-say-dyslexia"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-ready-to-read-ready-to-succeed-state-policies-that-support-4th-grade-reading-success link-0"><span><a href="/ready-read-ready-succeed"><span class="link-text">Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed: State Policies that Support 4th-Grade Reading Success</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-dyslexia-policies-in-sreb-states-addressing-the-needs-of-struggling-young-readers link-1 last"><span><a href="/dyslexia"><span class="link-text">Dyslexia Policies in SREB States: Addressing the Needs of Struggling Young Readers</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-4305-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-4305 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 t838 wt838 wt544 wt145 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t550 wt550 wt1149 wt145 wt0 t544 wt544 wt145 wt0 t767 wt767 wt594 wt156 wt0 t762 wt762 wt594 wt156 wt0 t1049 wt1049 wt594 wt156 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-8-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2017-10-26T01:15:00">October 26, 2017</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Samantha Durrance, Policy Analyst, SREB</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/are-teachers-prepared-teach-reading" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/reading_fl.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="385" height="429" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/are-teachers-prepared-teach-reading" title="Are teachers prepared to teach reading?"> <span class="title">Are teachers prepared to teach reading?</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Research shows a gap between what we know about reading and how teachers are prepared to teach it</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p>Reading is the foundation for learning.</p> <p>The research is clear: Students who are not reading proficiently by the end of third grade are much more likely to face poor academic outcomes. For this reason alone, we know it is incredibly important that children learn to read well early in elementary school and continue to build on those reading skills throughout the rest of school.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first"><span><a href="/blog-post/are-teachers-prepared-teach-reading"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-ready-to-read-ready-to-succeed-report link-0 last"><span><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/readsucceed_report2017_rev.pdf"><span class="link-text">Ready to Read, Ready to Succeed report</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <article id="node-3348-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-3348 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2016-10-07T10:38:00">October 7, 2016</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>September 2016 | 4 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/early-grades-p-3-alignment" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/earlygradesbib.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="500" height="683" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/early-grades-p-3-alignment" title="Early Grades: P-3 Alignment"> <span class="title">Early Grades: P-3 Alignment</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Annotated Bibliography</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> The early childhood years do not end when children enter kindergarten. In fact, experts agree that early childhood development is a continuous process that extends through third grade. During those first eight years of life, a child’s brain is most malleable and capable of learning. Thus, investments in the early years reap the largest returns. Education research mirrors science, supporting an aligned and high-quality education system from preschool through third grade. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-p3-annotated-bibliography-final-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-3784 first"><span><span class="file fid-3784 file-p3-annotated-bibliography-final-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/p3_annotated_bibliography_final.pdf?1475851316" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/early-grades-p-3-alignment"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-3349-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-3349 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2016-10-07T10:43:00">October 7, 2016</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>September 2016 | 4 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/early-grades-reading" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/earlygradesbib2.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="488" height="673" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/early-grades-reading" title="Early Grades: Reading"> <span class="title">Early Grades: Reading</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Annotated Bibliography</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> One of the most crucial missions of the early grades is teaching students to read. Third-grade reading proficiency predicts long-term outcomes, including high school graduation. Many state policymakers have set third grade as the key pivot point in the early grades and have enacted grade-level retention laws based on reading assessment results. Even so, about two-thirds of fourth-graders were not reading proficiently on a widely recognized national assessment in 2015. Development in the first years of life shapes a child’s ability to learn to read. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-reading-annotated-bibliography-final-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-3786 first"><span><span class="file fid-3786 file-reading-annotated-bibliography-final-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/reading_annotated_bibliography_final.pdf?1475851561" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/early-grades-reading"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <article id="node-3350-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-3350 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t446 wt446 wt146 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2016-10-07T10:46:00">October 7, 2016</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>September 2016 | 4 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/early-grades-stem" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/earlygradesbib3.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="488" height="680" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/early-grades-stem" title="Early Grades: STEM"> <span class="title">Early Grades: STEM</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Annotated Bibliography</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> While literacy has long led the early grades policy agenda, early math skills also are vital to success in school. In fact, these skills are more predictive of later achievement than early literacy or social development. Math skills are only part of a broader developmental equation. National attention has recently shifted to a set of competencies that economists project as key to future careers — science, technology, engineering and math. States must ensure more students graduate from high school ready for these critical jobs by promoting equitable access to high-quality STEM learning. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-stem-annotated-bibliography-final-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-3788 first"><span><span class="file fid-3788 file-stem-annotated-bibliography-final-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/stem_annotated_bibliography_final.pdf?1475851815" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/early-grades-stem"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <article 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