Sources list for FITH GRADE:

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

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

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

Daly, D. (1999, March 23). Grades matter little in colleges' mission. The Washington Times, p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2005, from Questia database, http://www.questia.com.
College Athletes’ Grades