Universal screening data from full-implementation schools show average fall-to-spring gains in reading and math, largest in kindergarten¶
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q2 i? Universal screening assessment data from a sample of schools at full implementation show average fall-to-spring gains in reading and math (except third-grade math), with the largest gains in kindergarten (Figure 2, 2013/2014). → Reedy 2015
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Reedy 2015¶
Reedy, K., & Lacireno-Paquet, N. (2015). Evaluation Brief: Implementation and Outcomes of Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports: 2011–2014. San Francisco: WestEd. http://www.kansasmtss.org/pdf/ex_eval/2015_KS_MTSS_Eval_Report.pdf
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Authors' analyses of grade-level universal screening data collected annually from selected schools, plotted for kindergarten through fifth grade in reading and math for 2013/2014. Gains were average across grades except third-grade math; no effect sizes are printed.
"Universal screening assessment data from a sample of schools at full implementation shows gains on average for reading and math (except third-grade math), with the largest gains evidenced in kindergarten (see Figure 2)."
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Related Claims¶
- Data-based decision making is the least-met full-implementation criterion while universal screening is the most-met — related
- Nearly half of Kansas public schools and two-thirds of districts have participated in formal MTSS training — related
- Kansas schools are progressing from exploration to more advanced MTSS implementation stages over time — related
- Universal screening data from a small sample of full-implementation schools show fall-to-spring benchmark gains in reading and most math grades, largest in kindergarten, but behavior data show losses and the data are inconclusive — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Mean foundational-skills scores rise from fall to spring with the largest gains in kindergarten and grade 1, and growth flattens by grades 2-3 — related
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Universal screening data from full-implementation schools show average fall-to-spring gains in reading and math, largest in kindergarten |
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Universal screening data from full-implementation schools show average fall-to-spring gains in reading and math, largest in kindergarten |
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