41.   Third graders at the Hutchinson School in Pelham took a state reading test - though this one was just for practice.

42.   Though the district spends less per pupil than the state average, the children score better than average on tests from fourth-grade reading tests to the SAT.

43.   To get on the list, a school must score well below the state average on standardized math and reading tests.

44.   To measure student improvement, HISD officials have developed a pilot English reading test for first- and second-graders.

45.   To take a reading test, a student has to perform the very skill being assessed.

46.   Yet standardized reading tests are among the most valid and reliable assessments that exist and among the most important instruments for measuring excellence and fairness in education.

47.   Overall, the bill would require states to administer annual math and reading tests to students in grades three through eight.

48.   A new study suggests that youngsters who were breast-fed as babies do better in school and score higher on standardized math and reading tests.

49.   It would require states to administer annual math and reading tests to students in grades three through eight.

50.   He was given a five-line dictation and a reading test.