Sources list for 8TH GRADE BOOK REPORT:

Adkison, S. & Tchudi, S. (1997). Grading on merit and achievement: Where quality meets quantity. In S. Tchudi (Ed.), Alternatives to Grading Student Writing (pp. 192-204). Urbana, IL: NCTE.
Traditional Grading in Elementary Classrooms

Greenfield, D. B. & Hecht, S. A. (2001). Comparing the Predictive Validity of First Grade Teacher Ratings and Reading-Related Tests on Third Grade Levels of Reading Skills in Young Children Exposed to Poverty. School Psychology Review, 30(1), 50.
Impact of Parental Involvement on Children’s Reading

Matus, Ron and Matthew Waite. (June 16, 2004) Schools graded a success by state, a flop by feds. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved June 18, 2004: http://www.sptimes.com/Channel10/2004 /06/16/State/Schools_graded_a_succ.htm Matus, Ron and Matthew Waite. (June 16, 2004) Schools graded a success by state, a flop by feds. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved June 18, 2004: http://www.sptimes.com/Channel10/2004 /06/16/State/Schools_graded_a_succ.htm
Hernando County's Educational System

Presley, M., Allington, R., Block, C. (2001). Learning To Read: Lessons From Exemplary First Grade Classroom: "A Brief History Of First Grade Reading Instruction". New York, Guilford
Reading Comprehension

Elbow, P. (1997). Grading Student Writing: Making it Simpler, Fairer, Clearer. In Sorcinelli, M. D. & Elbow, P., (Eds.), Writing to Learn: Strategies for Assigning and Responding to Writing Across the Disciplines. New Directions for Teaching and Learning,
Traditional Grading in Elementary Classrooms