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The test scores reveal that children most at risk for academic failure are performing at or above the national median in key subjects such as reading and mathematics . Counting correct answers is practical for evaluating receptive skills such as reading or listening . An average ma and pa would also not have a stack of old Martha Stewart Living magazines available for reading pleasure . NCLB requires states to make demonstrable annual progress in raising the percentage of students proficient in reading and math , and in narrowing the test-score gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students . We need to develop critical paradigms capable of reading art and artists such as Hadad within their particular context and historical moment . Skills such as reading critically , writing , speaking , and listening will continue to be emphasized , with outcomes such as learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas , arguments , and points of view as goals .