Iowa
State Solutions
MAP Growth is making a difference in Iowa
MAP® Growth™ and MAP® Reading Fluency™ have been approved by the Iowa State Board of Education for the upcoming 2025-26 school year to support the state’s early literacy law, which was designed to ensure that Iowa students become proficient readers by the end of the third grade.
Learn how educators in Iowa are using their MAP Growth and MAP Reading Fluency data to inform district decisions and support teachers in the classroom
MAP Growth (grades 1-6) has been approved by the Iowa Department of Education as a universal screening assessment that meets the requirements of Section 279.68 Early Literacy Implementation (ELI). It is also approved as an Early Mathematics Assessment under House File 784.
MAP Reading Fluency (grades K-3) has been approved as an early literacy universal screening assessment that meets the requirements of Section 279.68 ELI.
These assessments specifically address the five essential components of early reading outlined in the Iowa Early Literacy state guidance; phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
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