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READ 180/System 44: Lodi Unified School District
At a glance
  • Demonstrates a Rationale
  • Programs:Read 180®,System 44®
  • Subjects:Intervention Curriculum, Literacy Curriculum
  • Report Type:Efficacy Study
  • Grade Level:Elementary, Middle, High
  • Region:West
  • District Urbanicity:Suburban, Rural
  • District Size:Large
  • Implementation Model:80+ minutes
  • District:Lodi Unified School District, CA
  • Participants:N=1,032 (2012–2013); N=1,209 (2013–2014)
  • Outcome Measure:Reading Inventory
  • Evaluation Period:2012–2013; 2013–2014
  • Study Conducted by:Scholastic Research

Read 180now incorporates the comprehensive foundational literacy skills scope and sequence fromSystem 44.

Overview
70% of students exceed average annual growth from fall to spring after usingREAD 180.

Lodi Unified School District (LUSD), located in San Joaquin County, CA, is a Pre-K to Adult district that enrolls approximately 30,000 students. There are 33 elementary schools, seven middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, and two continuation high schools. In addition, the district offers elementary and middle community day schools and several alternative schools to serve their preschool through adult population.

LUSD adoptedREAD 180Next Generation beginning in the 2011–2012 school year for Grades 7–12 and expanded to Grades 4–12 for the 2012–2013 school year. The district placed struggling readers beginning in the third grade in a 45–60 minuteSystem 44class. In Grades 4–12, the teachers implement a 90-minute model that blendsREAD 180andSystem 44instruction. The district has invested in providing ongoing support for teachers and administrators via coaching days and monthly cadre meetings.The coaching days are used to strengthen the implementation of the programs, and the monthly meetings provide additional support to ensure that best practices are being used to positively affect student achievement.

For the 2012–2013 school year, 87% of the students participating in the study were receiving free or reduced-price lunch, 61% were English learners, and 22% were students with disabilities. For the 2013–2014 school year, 87% of the students participating in the study were receiving free or reduced-price lunch, 55% were English learners, and 29% were students with disabilities.

Results

During the 2012–2013 school year, on average, students completed a total of 99READ 180sessions at approximately three sessions per week. After one year of instruction, students demonstrated a significant mean Lexile®gain of 139L: the average score increased from 574L at pretest to 713L at posttest. Seventy percent of students exceeded average annual growth onReading Inventory®从秋天到春天。学生提出模型;tum in change in performance band status over the course of the year. In particular, there was a 26% decrease in the number of students at the Below Basic level and 10% increase in the number of students at the Proficient level at the end of the year. See Graph 1.

4.2 Lodi Graph1

GRAPH 1.Lodi Unified School DistrictREAD 180Students, Grades 7–12 (N=1,032)

Change inReading InventoryPerformance Level, 2012–2013

Note.The average number of days betweenReading Inventorytests was 262. In Spring 2013, 11% of students were Proficient and 0% were Advanced.

During the 2013–2014 school year, on average, students completed a total of 99READ 180Next Generation sessions at three sessions per week. After one year of instruction, students demonstrated a significant mean Lexile gain of 119L: the average score increased from 571L at pretest to 690L at posttest. Sixty-one percent of students exceeded average annual growth from fall to spring. Students also showed forward momentum in change in performance band status over the course of the year. There was a 22% decrease in the number of students at the Below Basic level and a 10% increase in the number of students at the Proficient level at the end of the year. See Graph 2.

4.2 Lodi Graph2

GRAPH 2.Lodi Unified School District Students, Grades 4–12 (N=1,209)

Change inReading InventoryPerformance Level, 2013–2014

Note.The average number of days betweenReading Inventorytests was 248. In Spring 2014, 13% of students were Proficient and 1% were Advanced.

Due to the successful outcomes from implementingREAD 180Next Generation andSystem 44Next Generation during the prior two school years, LUSD expanded this multitiered intervention to serve students with disabilities in Grades 4–6 during the 2014–2015 school year.

A cadre is a group of trainedREAD 180andSystem 44educators joining together to expand their knowledge. Cadre meetings allow teachers to network and learn from each other, and are facilitated by expert Literacy Solutions consultants.