Adverse Effect Measures

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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

Adverse Effect 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

MEASURE 2 MEASURE 3 MEASURE 4 MEASURE 5 MEASURE 6

Above

15 th %ile

Below

15 th %ile

3 or more measures below the 15 th %ile is evidence of an adverse effect in that basic skill

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