Technical report
Achievement and Growth Norms for Spanish MAP Reading Fluency Foundational Skills
August 2026
Description
This technical report details the development of achievement and growth norms for the Spanish MAP Reading Fluency Foundational Skills assessment, covering grades K–3 across three key domains: Phonological Awareness, Phonics & Word Recognition, and Language Comprehension. Using a large, multi-year dataset (2022–2025) and a model-based norming approach, the study establishes percentile-based benchmarks that allow educators to evaluate student performance at a point in time and measure growth between testing periods (fall, winter, spring).
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