Leveling the Playing Field
With Technology
A New Approach to
Differentiated Instruction
One Classroom . . . .Dozens of Challenges
How do you manage . . .
• Multiple reading levels in a
single classroom?
• Different learning styles and
needs?
• Students who need
additional support to
manage grade level
material?
• Students who need
additional challenge to
continue growing their
skills?
What does “differentiated instruction” look like?
• Multiple lesson plans prepared by the teacher each night
for different groups of students?
• A classroom where some students are separated out to
do “different” assignments from the rest of the class?
• Scrambling to find materials appropriate for students
who are not on grade level?
• Giving advanced students extra assignments as
“enrichment”?
• Grading and tracking multiple assignments and
assignment types?
Is there a BETTER way?
What If . . .
• Teachers could easily know the appropriate instructional level
for each student, and track progress towards proficiency?
• All students could participate on the same assignment, with the
same topic – but at a level differentiated for each student?
• Teachers could differentiate instruction easily and
automatically, without creating multiple lessons?
• We could find a way to differentiate that is INCLUSIVE instead
of EXCLUSIVE?
Achieve3000’s Philosophy in Action
Reach every student at his/her individual level
• Lexile assessment
• Student Academic Profile
• Content that “fits just right”
• Process and Product activities that are
differentiated
• Student Motivation
Achieve3000
Teaching students one-on-one, at their level, is one of the most powerful
ways to help them reach their maximum potential.
THE LEADER IN DIFFERENTIATED LITERACY INSTRUCTION
• For students in grades 2-12
• Authentic Differentiation
• Excellent Test Prep
• Data to Inform Instruction
• Parent Component
Differentiation
One Topic at Multiple Levels
6th grade standards,
6th grade reading level
6th grade standards,
2nd grade reading level
6th grade standards,
10th grade reading level
Why is this important?
• With automated technology, it is now EASY for teachers
to practice INCLUSIVE differentiation
• No additional assignments to prepare
• No need to remember exactly which level each student is on
• Easy tracking, progress monitoring, and instructional decision making
• When all students read the SAME topic, they can all
participate in class discussion and group assignments
•
Struggling students learn by talking with peers at all levels
• Students are not stigmatized by being “left out” of the conversation
• Students are exposed to the same core knowledge
When you reach students at their level . . .
Gains are maximized for EVERY
student
Proven Effective
Students who use the program twice weekly make the highest Lexile gains,
more than tripling the expected growth norms.
ELL Results
More than 10,000 English Language Learner students from almost 200 elementary,
middle and high schools across the country
Special Education Results
437 Special Education students from 2 districts across 40 schools
Lexile Gains: District Level
SCHOOL LEVEL DATA –
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS
At a Glance
Warrensville Heights City Schools
2008-2009 Lexile Gains
Evaluation period:
8/15/08-6/15/09
Schools: 5
120
Lexile Points
98
80
40
Expected Lexile
Gain (Mean)
40
Actual Lexile
Gain (Mean)
0
Warrensville Heights City School District
Students with Valid Test Scores
483
Expected Lexile Gains (Mean)
40
Actual Lexile Gains (Mean)
98
Completed MC Activities (Mean)
18
Accounts: 1,273
The overall average Lexile
gain for Warrensville
Heights City School District
students was 98 Lexile
points, more than double
the average expected
Lexile gain of 40 points.
Assessment Measure:
LevelSet
Developed by
Achieve3000 in conjunction
with MetaMetrics Inc., the
renowned psychometric
research team best known
for the Lexile Framework
for Reading®, LevelSet
offers a scientific means of
matching students to
informational texts.
Lexile Gains: School Level
SCHOOL LEVEL DATA –
RHODES HIGH SCHOOL
At a Glance
Evaluation period:
11/21/08-6/9/09
Rhodes High School
2008-2009 Lexile Gains
Lexile Points
60
Accounts: 1,130
54
40
Expected Lexile
Gain (Mean)
Actual Lexile
Gain (Mean)
20
The overall average Lexile
gain for Rhodes High School
students was 54 Lexile points,
more than five times the
average expected Lexile gain
of 10 points.
Assessment Measure: LevelSet
10
0
Rhodes High School
Expected Lexile Gains (Mean)
10
Actual Lexile Gains (Mean)
54
Completed MC Activities (Mean)
13
Developed by Achieve3000 in
conjunction with MetaMetrics
Inc., the renowned
psychometric research team
best known for the Lexile
Framework for Reading®,
LevelSet offers a scientific
means of matching students to
informational texts.