4th Edition LANGUAGE! Overview

District 2At-Risk StudentsIn a middle school pilot implementationof LANGUAGE! involving at-risk specialeducation students from diversesocioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds,all students, on average, achieved a6-point national percentile gain fromTOSWRF pretest to posttest.Key DetailsTotal Participants: 134Instructional Period:2005–2006 school yearGrade Levels: 6–8Demographics:• 87% Non-white ethnic• 23% English language learner(ELL)• 81% Free/Reduced Lunch(FRL)• 100% of students in datasample received specialeducation services• 79% of students had eithera learning disability or aspeech-language disorderMeasures:• Test of Silent Word ReadingFluency (TOSWRF)• Scholastic ReadingInventory (SRI)• Colorado Student AssessmentProgram (CSAP), Reading• Colorado Student AssessmentProgram (CSAP), WritingTOSWRF GrowthGrade 6–8 Students Enrolled in LANGUAGE!*12%Fall 2005 Spring 2006National Percentile Rank10%8%6%4%2%3%9%3%9%3%10%0%All Students(n=47)Free/Reduced Lunch(n=38)Non-White(n=30)* Sample was reduced due to incomplete data.44 LANGUAGE! Overview www.sopriswest.com/language