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319L
Gain: 115L
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RICHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, WA
STUDY PROFILE
Evaluation Period: 2009–2010
Grades: 9–12
Assessment: Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Participants: N=20
Implementation: 50 to 110 minutes daily (Stand-Alone or Integrated With READ 180 )
OVERVIEW
Richland School District is a small public school district serving approximately 10,700 students in Washington State. In 2009, the district’s student body was largely Caucasian (82%), while most of the remaining students were Hispanic (9%), Asian/ Paci c Islander (5%), African American (3%), and American Indian (1%). Nearly a third of students (30%) quali ed for free or reduced-price lunch, 12% were students with disabilities, and 2% were classi ed as Transitional Bilingual.
High school students with physical and mental challenges bene t from System 44.
RESULTS
In order to measure the impact of System 44 on student achievement, fall 2009 and spring 2010 SRI Lexile (L) data were gathered for the System 44 students. Findings revealed that, on average, students improved from a pretest score of 204L to a posttest score of 319L, a statistically signi cant gain of 115L (Graph 1).
GRAPH 1
Richland School District System 44 Students, Grades 9–12 (N=20) Performance on SRI, 2009–2010
In the fall of 2009, 20 students in Grades 9–12 were identi ed for placement into System 44. Students were selected for inclusion in the program based on a combination of factors including low performance on the Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, SRI, and SPI. System 44 was implemented in two high schools. In one high school, it was integrated into
an existing READ 180 program for 100 to 110 minutes each day. In the other high school, System 44 was used in two Life Skills classrooms serving students with physical and cognitive impairments. In the Life Skills classrooms, a 50- to 55-minute stand-alone version was used. In all classrooms, students were expected to use the System 44 software for 20 minutes each day. For the purposes of this study, both models were analyzed together.
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Fall 2009
Spring 2010
SRI Lexile Score