SMILE has been making a difference in student writing achievement since 2001. The following links detail SMILE's impact on both a school-based and district level.
Schools implementing the SMILE program show a stunning improvement in State writing test results that carries through year after year. |
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Schools Implementing SMILE for Two Years
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Schools represented are Title I schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. |
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| 2005 Data Supporting SMILE |
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The combined elementary school average in Florida in 2005 is a 3.7.
The average of students scoring a 3.5 and above in Florida is 74%.
SMILE schools listed above are located in Palm Beach, St. Lucie, and Bay Counties, Florida. |
* SMILE Rapid Results Curriculum ** SMILE Writing Resource |
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SMILE Schools
4th grade teachers trained in SMILE, August 2004
* 94 % of the schools attending the August 2004 training increased their combined average *
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