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 *  In 1998 Governor Engler in his State of the State Address outlined the components of the Reading Plan for Michigan (RPM). The RPM was designed in combination with existing efforts to help every Michigan student read at, or above, grade level by the fourth grade. To achieve this purpose, Governor Engler issued an executive directive to develop materials and collateral programs to fulfill the plan. The main components of the RPM are: reading readiness kits, diagnostic instruments to assess reading readiness, reading progress portfolios and a summer reading program ("MLPP:Assessments: III, n.d.).

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 *  Again the goal of the RPM is to have all children reading at grade level by the time they enter fourth grade. To assess the progress of the RPM, ongoing monitoring and evaluation of children’s literacy development is an essential component. The predominant tool for this assessing is the Michigan Literacy Progress Profile (MLPP) ("MLPP:Assessments: III", n.d.).
 *  The MLPP is a system of interventions and assessments which guide literacy development of all children leading to a successful fourth grade launch. The single most important goal of the MLPP is to increase the child’s learning. The collection of assessment tools help in determining a child’s progress in his/her development, in the areas of writing and oral language. The assessment tools are supposed to tap the areas that are believed to contribute to becoming literate ("MLPP:Assessments: III", n.d.).
 *  The assessments are broken into two groups milestone areas and enabling skills.The milestone areas are: Oral Language, Oral Reading, Comprehension, Writing, and Literacy Attitudes. The enabling skills include: Phonemic Awareness, Known Words, Hearing and Recording Sounds, Concept of Print, Letter/Sound Identification, and Sight Word/Decodable Word Lists. The assessments are designed for use with each student and NOT to compare or categorize students. With these assessments every Michigan child up to the third grade has the opportunities to show what they know in the areas of reading, writing, and speaking as they progress towards an independent reader(MLPP: Assessments", n.d.).
 *  Furthermore, when the MLPP was enstated it was meant for K-3. In fall 2002, MLPP was piloted in 4-5 grade classrooms. However, MLPP 4-5 has a different focus than MLPP K-3. MLPP 4-5 focus on exemplary teaching and learning and the assessments that drive instructional practives in literacy development. Nevertheless, MLPP did not stop at 4-5 grade. There is now a 6-8 program, but it is called MiCLASS which stands for MI Content Literacy Assessment Standards and Strategies. Regardless, any student within the state of Michigan in grades K-8 have a guide to literacy development( "Home", n.d.).
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 * //Home-Michigan literacy progress profil // //<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">e //. (n.d.). <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Retrieved March 27, 2009, from http://web.wmisd.org/General%20Education/MLPP/default.aspx
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//MLPP:Assessments.// <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">(n.d.) . Retrieved March 27,2009, from http://www.mlpp.msl.net/assessments/default.htm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">//MLPP:Assessments: III. Concept of print.// (n.d.). Retrieved March 27, 2009, from http://www.mlpp-msl.net/introduction/default.htm

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