MEASURE i Standard Deviation or percentile scores on individually-administered nationally normed achievement tests ii Standard Deviation or percentile scores on group-administered nationally-normed achievement tests iii Grades iv Curriculum-based measures v Criterion referenced or group administered criterion referenced tests vi Student Work Samples, language samples, portfolios, and other individual measures
EXAMPLES
WJ-III Achievement tests
Test of Written Language
KeyMath
GORT etc
Stanford Achievement Test
Gates
Degrees of Reading Power
Grades based upon Vt Standards and Grade
Expectations
Teacher grading systems
IEP based individual grading systems
Use of assessment that reflects teacher instruction to measure whether the student met the instructional objective
QRI-3
Diagnostic Tests of Arithmetic Strategies
Tests of Awareness of Language Segments
NECAP
DRA
VT Writing and Math Portfolios
Sample of the basic skills in comparison to grade level performance on similar samples
CRITERION FOR EXAMPLE
Standard scores at or below the 15 th percentile
Age or Grade norms, Grade if student retained
Below the 15 th percentile
Stanines 1 and 2, Stanine 3 straddles the 15 th percentile
Must demonstrate performance below 15 th % and significantly below grade expectations
Charts, graphs, or checklist showing performance over time
Classroom tests and quizzes
Fluency measures, mad math minutes, running records over time and compared to peers
Must demonstrate performance significantly below set standard of achievement (or Criteria for Grade
Level achievement)
Must demonstrate performance significantly below grade expectation in that basic skill when compared to peers

Adverse Effect Worksheet
Basic Skill Area __________________________________
MEASURE 1
Assessment:
Results
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MEASURE 2 MEASURE 3 MEASURE 4 MEASURE 5 MEASURE 6
Above
15 th %ile
Below
15 th %ile
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3 or more measures below the 15 th %ile is evidence of an adverse effect in that basic skill