Slow and steady progress at middle-of-year highlights the urgency of data-driven instruction.

Middle-of-the-year assessment data show that while all K–2 students are making incremental gains in reading readiness, far too many are still at risk of falling behind, highlighting the crucial need for data-driven instruction.

By Amplify Staff | July 8, 2026

A woman holds a tablet and sits at a table with a young boy, using data-driven instruction as he looks at a sheet of printed text.