There are four elementary schools in Somerset County containing grades PK-5 and one combined school which contains grades PK-5.

• Deal Island Elementary

• Greenwood Elementary

• Princess Anne Elementary

• Woodson Elementary

Ready to Read Act

The 2019 Maryland General ASsembly passed the Ready to Read Act, a screening and early intervention bill designed to reduce reading faliure in schools throughout the State. All 24 school systems in Maryland provide screening to Kindergarten students to determine if they are at risk for reading difficulties. If results indicate a student is at risk, supplemental reading instruction must be provided.

Somerset County uses the MAP Growth Screener to determine if a student is at risk for reading difficulties. MAP Growth is a computer adaptive screener that tests what students know and what they are ready to learn. It is administered three times per year in order to measure growth between testing experiences.

2022-2023 School Year Reading MAP Data: (percentage of students identified as at risk for reading difficulties)

Below are some helpful resources including the Checklist for Reading Difficulties, MAP Growth Fact Sheet and a summary of the MD Senate Bill SB 734. Additional info can be found on MSDE's Supporting Students with Reading Difficulties page.

• Early Warning Signs Checklist: Reading Difficulty Dyslexia by Age

• MAP Growth NWEA Factsheet

• Summary Senate Bill 734