Freedom High School
Reading Plus Pilot
Pilot Started in Mid‐November 2008 and data collected 5/5/09 – 24 weeks 625 students enrolled in Reading Plus Pilot included school interruptions Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Spring Breaks as well as FCAT preparation and testing All increases in speed and content are based on comprehension – no promotion of speed or grade level occurs until the students correctly answer comprehension questions. 10,423 total hours of usage ‐
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Average use by all 625 students – 17 hours 16 students with 40+ hours of use 6 students with 50+ hours if use 18,276 Reading Plus Sessions ‐
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23,986 Guided Reading Stories Completed 200 students completing 40+ lessons (the recommended minimum) 8 student completing 70+ lessons 1 student completed 216 Guided Reading Stories Average Grade level Increase for 40+ lessons ‐ 2.8 grade levels ‐
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94% of students completing 40+ lessons moved up more than one grade level 34 students with 5 or more grade level gains 2 students with 8 grade level gains Average Speed Increase for 40+ lessons 62 wpm (34% increase) ‐
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72% of students initially read below grade level speed, currently it’s only 37% 69 students gained 100+ words per minute (wpm) in reading speed 2 students gained 200+ wpm in reading speed 1 student gained 342 wpm for their independent reading rate – an increase of 163% 452 students currently reading above 200 wpm 66 students currently reading above 300 wpm 3 students currently reading above 400 wpm 1 student currently reading at a Guided Rate of 424 wpm and 520 wpm independently Total Group – All 625 students Average Use: 16 hours Average Number of Reading Plus Sessions: Average Number of Guided Reading Stories: 29 38 Grade level gain: 1.7 grade levels Initial Reading Rate: 187 wpm Current Independent Rate: Independent Rate Gain: 232 wpm 44 wpm Current Guided Rate: 231 wpm Guided Rate Gain: 44 wpm – (23% gain) Students using Reading Plus 40+ sessions (the minimum recommended number of sessions) – 200 Students Average Use: 28 hours Average Number of Reading Plus Sessions: Average Number of Guided Reading Stories: 49 65 Grade level gain: 2.8 grade levels Initial Reading Rate: 181 wpm Current Independent Rate: Independent Rate Gain: 246 wpm 66 wpm Current Guided Rate: 242 wpm Guided Rate Gain: 62 wpm – (34% gain) Students using Reading Plus 70+ sessions – 8 Students Average Use: 46 hours Average Number of Reading Plus Sessions: 76 Average Number of Guided Reading Stories: 122 Grade level gain: 3.0 grade levels Initial Reading Rate: 147 wpm Current Independent Rate: Independent Rate Gain: 224 wpm 77 wpm Current Guided Rate: 213 wpm Guided Rate Gain: 67 wpm – (42% gain)
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Freedom High School Use & Progress Report
5/5/09
(634 Total Students)
Minimum Recommended # of Sessions Completed (207 Students - 33% of Total)
LEVEL
INITIAL CONTENT LEVEL
CURRENT CONTENT LEVEL
Below 5+
83% (171 Students)
37% (77 Students)
Below 4
12% (24 Students)
16% (33 Students)
Below 3
5% (10 Students)
20% (42 Students)
Below 2
1% (2 Students)
13% (27 Students)
Below 1
0% (0 Students)
9% (18 Students)
At or Above
0% (0 Students)
5% (10 Students)
Average Level Gain: 2.7
60% - 99% of Minimum Recommended # of Sessions Completed (173 Students - 27% of Total)
LEVEL
INITIAL CONTENT LEVEL
CURRENT CONTENT LEVEL
Below 5+
81% (140 Students)
53% (92 Students)
Below 4
12% (21 Students)
20% (34 Students)
Below 3
7% (12 Students)
13% (22 Students)
Below 2
0% (0 Students)
13% (22 Students)
Below 1
0% (0 Students)
1% (1 Students)
At or Above
0% (0 Students)
1% (2 Students)
Average Level Gain: 1.9
20% - 59% of Minimum Recommended # of Sessions Completed (144 Students - 23% of Total)
LEVEL
INITIAL CONTENT LEVEL
CURRENT CONTENT LEVEL
Below 5+
79% (114 Students)
72% (104 Students)
Below 4
13% (18 Students)
13% (18 Students)
Below 3
8% (11 Students)
10% (14 Students)
Below 2
1% (1 Students)
4% (6 Students)
Below 1
0% (0 Students)
1% (2 Students)
At or Above
0% (0 Students)
0% (0 Students)
Average Level Gain: 0.9
Less than 20% of Minimum Recommended # of Sessions Completed (110 Students - 17% of Total)
Data for these students not displayed
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Site: Freedom High School
05/05/09
Rate & Level Report
INITIAL CONTENT LEVEL
Below 5+ Levels
Below 4 Levels
Below 3 Levels
Below 2 Levels
Below 1 Level
At or Above Level
79%
12%
8%
1%
0%
0%
CURRENT CONTENT LEVEL
(492 Students)
(75 Students)
(49 Students)
(6 Students)
(2 Students)
(1 Students)
53%
17%
15%
9%
4%
2%
(332 Students)
(105 Students)
(95 Students)
(58 Students)
(22 Students)
(13 Students)
Average Level Gain: 1.7
INITIAL RATE
Below Norm
At Norm
Above Norm
72% (447 Students)
18% (110 Students)
11% (68 Students)
CURRENT INDEPENDENT RATE
44% (273 Students)
11% (71 Students)
45% (281 Students)
Average Independent Rate Gain: 23%
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CURRENT GUIDED RATE
37% (232 Students)
17% (104 Students)
46% (289 Students)
Average Guided Rate Gain: 25%
Feedom High ‐ Guided Reading Rate ‐ 40+ Lessons
450
400
GR Current G‐Rate(wpm)
An average 34% increase (62 wpm) in reading rate with comprehension
300
250
Current Average Guided Rate 242 wpm
12th Grade Norm
11th Grade Norm
10th Grade Norm
9th Grade Norm
200
Initial Average Guided Rate 180 wpm
150
100
50
0
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
41
46
51
56
61
66
71
76
81
86
91
96
101
106
111
116
121
126
131
136
141
146
151
156
161
166
171
176
181
186
191
196
Reading Rate (worrds per minute)
350
Students
Guided Rate Increase by Lessons Completed
70
60
Reading Rate Increase (wpm)
50
40
30
20
10
0
All Students
40 + Lessons
625 Students
200 Students
70+ Lessons
8 Students
A
R di S
dI
b G d L l
Average Reading Speed Increase by Grade Level
80
70
Reading Rate Increase (wpm)
60
50
40
Independent Rate Increase
Guided Rate Increase
30
20
10
0
9th Graders
10th Graders
11th Graders
12th Graders
309 Students
142 Students
97 Students
76 Students
300 Freedom HS ‐ Average Reading Rate by Lessons Completed
250 12th Grade Normal Speed
Re
eading Rate (word
ds per minute)
9th Grade
9th Grade Normal Speed
Normal Speed
200 5th Grade Normal Speed
150 100 Initial Rate
Current Independent Rate
Current Guided Rate
50 50
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All
40 + Lessons
625 Students
200 Students
70+ Lessons
8 Students
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Student: MB
Class: Nieves
Grade: 10
Teacher: Nieves
Site: Freedom High School
Print
5/5/09
Student Summary Report
Total Reading Plus Time: 38hrs, 41 min
Level Awards
GUIDED READING™ PROGRESS
Level J
PROGRAM
GUIDED READING™
PAVE™
CLOZE PLUS™
READING AROUND WORDS™
STUDENT SUMMARY
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Goal Rate: 300wpm
AVG. COMP
# OF LESSONS
AVG. LES/WEEK
77%
80
3.5
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132
5.5
81%
40
3.6
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57
57.0
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Student: TP
Class: McLean
Grade: 10
Teacher: McLean
Site: Freedom High School
Print
5/5/09
Student Summary Report
Total Reading Plus Time: 32hrs, 21 min
Level Awards
GUIDED READING™ PROGRESS
Level I
PROGRAM
GUIDED READING™
PAVE™
CLOZE PLUS™
READING AROUND WORDS™
STUDENT SUMMARY
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Goal Rate: 300wpm
AVG. COMP
# OF LESSONS
AVG. LES/WEEK
73%
73
3.0
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125
5.2
70%
40
3.3
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91
91.0