SLD: The Big Picture-Exemplary Eligibility Reports

Training November 30, 2010

Gina HopperCarrie Semmelroth

Rich HendersonNancy Thomas Price

Teresa FritschEvelyn Johnson

Idaho 2010 SLD Research Project Overview

• Project length: June-October 2010• 327 eligibility reports from all four June 2010

peer review sites• Two data coders, 86% inter-rater reliability• Will continue with eligibility report data to be

gathered Spring 2011

Data Analysis: Frequency Areas

• Evaluation purpose, Eligibility decision, Regional distribution, Grade level, Native Language

• Areas of Concern– Basic Reading, Reading Fluency, Reading

Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Listening Comprehension, Math Problem Solving, Math Calculation

21%

23%

28%

28%

Regional Distribution, n=327(reports collected from 2010 peer reviews)

Couer d'AleneTwin FallsIdaho FallsBoise

25%

61%

6%6% 3%

Eligibility Decision, n=327

Not Eligible

SLD

Other

LD

Missing

Initial Re-Assessment Re-Evaluation Missing

66%

6%

20%

8%

Evaluation Purpose (198 total)

Male Female

54%

46%

SLD Eligibility by Gender (198 total, 1 missing)

English Spanish Missing

90%

7% 3%

SLD Eligibility by Language (198 total)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

SLD Eligibility by Grade (198 total, 2 missing)

Grades 1-6 72%

Grades 10-12 8%

Grades 7-9 18%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Basic Reading

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Reading Comprehension

Area of Concern by Grade

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Reading Fluency

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Oral Expression

Area of Concern by Grade

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Written Expression

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Listening Comprehension

Area of Concern by Grade

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Math Calculation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12

0

5

10

15

20

25

30Math Problem Solving

Area of Concern by Grade

Data Analysis: Eligibility Report FiltersFilter Type ExplanationFilter 1 SLD eligibility and one area of concern (Basic Reading, Math Problem

Solving, etc)

Filter 2 Appropriate core assessment, percent of peers >=70%, and student did not meet target

Filter 3 Appropriate intervention area

(Progress Monitoring)

At least one attached PM graph with: aimline, trendline, decision points, student’s ROI, and national or local norm(s) for grade level peers

Filter 4 SLD not due to lack of instruction, appropriate location for observation

Filter 5 At least one appropriate academic achievement test in area of concern with score <90

Filter 6 At least one appropriate psychological processing test score in area of concern with score <90

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

erven

tion

(Prog

ress M

onito

ring F

ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

entio

n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

emen

t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

gical

Proces

sing T

ests

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

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180

Reading FluencyNu

mbe

r of E

ligib

ility

Rep

orts

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

erven

tion

(Prog

ress M

onito

ring F

ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

entio

n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

emen

t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

gical

Proces

sing T

ests

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20

40

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180

Basic ReadingNu

mbe

r of E

ligib

ility

Rep

orts

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

erven

tion

(Prog

ress M

onito

ring F

ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

entio

n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

emen

t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

gical

Proces

sing T

ests

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Reading ComprehensionNu

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orts

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

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tion

(Prog

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onito

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ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

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n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

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t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

gical

Proces

sing T

ests

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Oral ExpressionNu

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ligib

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Rep

orts

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

erven

tion

(Prog

ress M

onito

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ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

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n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

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t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

gical

Proces

sing T

ests

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20

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Written ExpressionNu

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Rep

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Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

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& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

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te Core

Ass

essm

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Filter 3

: App

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te Int

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(Prog

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ilter)

Filter 4

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Resist

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Interv

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Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

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t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

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Proces

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Listening ComprehensionNu

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orts

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

erven

tion

(Prog

ress M

onito

ring F

ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

entio

n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

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t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

gical

Proces

sing T

ests

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20

40

60

80100

120

140

160

180

Math CalculationNu

mbe

r of E

ligib

ility

Rep

orts

Filter 1

: SLD

Elig

ibility

& A

rea of

Con

cern

Filter 2

: App

ropria

te Core

Ass

essm

ent

Filter 3

: App

ropria

te Int

erven

tion

(Prog

ress M

onito

ring F

ilter)

Filter 4

: Not

Resist

ant, A

pprop

riate

Interv

entio

n

Filter 5

: Aca

demic

Achiev

emen

t Tes

ts

Filter 6

: Psy

cholo

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Proces

sing T

ests

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20

40

60

80100

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140

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Math Problem SolvingNu

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Rep

orts

Basic

Readin

g

Readin

g Com

prehe

nsion

Readin

g Flue

ncy

Oral E

xpres

sion

Written

Exp

ressio

n

Listen

ing C

ompre

hens

ion

Math C

alcula

tion

Math P

roblem

Solv

ing0

20

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122114

133

25

89

37

78 81

22 2715

6 312 8

All Areas of Concern

Filter 1: SLD Eligibility & Area of Concern Filter 2: Appropriate Core AssessmentFilter 3: Appropriate Intervention (Progress Monitoring Filter) Filter 4: Not Resistant, Appropriate Intervention Filter 5: Academic Achievement TestsFilter 6: Psychological Processing Tests

Percentage of Files after FiltersArea of Concern Begin. Amt. End Amt. Remaining %ageReading Fluency 133 15 11%

Basic Reading 122 22 18%

Reading Comprehension 114 27 23%

Oral Expression 25 0 0%

Written Expression 89 6 7%

Listening Comprehension

37 3 3%

Math Calculation 78 12 15%

Math Problem Solving 81 8 9%

Summary of Findings• Top three areas of concern are reading• 72% of eligibility determinations are in grades

1-6• Gender differences appear to be less

pronounced in the SLD eligibility determination process

• Additional training/development needed in areas of progress monitoring

Questions/Comments?

• Dr. Evelyn Johnsonevelynjohnson@boisestate.edu(208) 426-2189

• Carrie Semmelrothcarriesemmelroth@boisestate.edu (208) 426-2818