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Disability • English Language Learners • Implementation
Fall 2009 Spring 2010
235L
309L
225L
216L
189L
102L
132L
82L
Gain: 123L
Gain: 134L
Gain: 103L
Gain: 120L
170L
86L
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SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, CA
STUDY PROFILE
Evaluation Period: 2009–2010
Grades: 4–12
Assessment: Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
Participants: N=662 Implementation: 90 minutes daily
(Integrated With READ 180 ) OVERVIEW
Located in northeastern Sacramento County, San Juan Uni ed School District (SJUSD) serves more than 40,000 students in 70 schools. The district’s student population is largely Hispanic (17%) and Caucasian (66%). The remaining students are African American (8%), American Indian (2%), Asian/Paci c Islander (7%), or represented by other ethnicities (1%). Ten percent of the students are English language learners (ELL), and 36% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
SJUSD introduced System 44 in the district in 2009 for struggling readers who had not yet mastered foundational reading skills. The district prioritized placement for students with disabilities and ELLs. Students were enrolled if their performance on SRI and SPI indicated that they had dif culty with both reading comprehension and word-reading skills.
During the 2009–2010 school year, System 44 was incorporated within a 90-minute READ 180 classroom period. All classes included whole-group and small-group instruction. Students were expected to use the System 44 instructional software for at least 20 minutes a day.
RESULTS
In order to measure the impact of System 44 on students’ reading achievement, fall 2009 and spring 2010 SRI Lexile
(L) measures were collected from 662 System 44 students in Grades 4–12. Results indicate that System 44 students’ reading comprehension skills improved during the school year. Overall, System 44 students advanced from 102L in 2009 to 225L in 2010, a statistically signi cant gain of 123L. Elementary, middle, and high school System 44 students made gains of 134L, 103L, and 120L, respectively (Graph 1). Further analysis showed
that students who completed more topics on the System 44 instructional software demonstrated greater Lexile gains on SRI (Graph 2).
Students with disabilities and English language learners surpass grade-level expectations on
SRI.
GRAPH 1
San Juan Uni ed School District System 44 Students, Grades 4–12 (N=662) Performance on SRI by Grade Level, 2009–2010
350 300 250 200 150 100
50 0
All Students
(N=662)
Elementary School
(n=406)
Middle School
(n=245)
High School
(n=11)
Note. The gains in Lexile were statistically signi cant for all students (t=17.11, p=.00), elementary school students (t=15.40, p=.00), and middle school students (t=8.18, p=.00). The high school sample was too small to test for signi cance.
GRAPH 2
San Juan Uni ed School District System 44 Students, Grades 4–12 (N=662) Change in SRI Lexile Score as a Function of Software Usage, 2009–2010
175 150 125 100
75 50 25
0
Less Than 40 Topics
(n=378)
More Than 40 Topics
(n=234)
Note. There was a statistically signi cant difference in Lexile gains between the two groups as determined by a one-way ANOVA (t=35.63, p=.00).
Change in SRI Lexile Score SRI Lexile Score