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
160
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
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
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
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Reading ComprehensionNu
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
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Oral ExpressionNu
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
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Written ExpressionNu
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
0
20
40
60
80100
120
140
160
180
Listening ComprehensionNu
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
0
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
gical
Proces
sing T
ests
0
20
40
60
80100
120
140
160
180
Math Problem SolvingNu
mbe
r of E
ligib
ility
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
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
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 [email protected](208) 426-2189
• Carrie [email protected] (208) 426-2818