Data Driven Decision Making for Improvement in Reading Darlene Higginbotham Mike Melton Chad Hudson Data Driven Decision Making for Improvement in Reading
Goal Improvement in Reading Scores for Special Education Students on PACT
Teaching Strategies 1. Direct Instruction (10 years) SRA Corrective Reading SRA Corrective Reading SRA Reading Mastery SRA Reading Mastery SIM Strategy – DISSECT SIM Strategy – DISSECT (Strategic Intervention Model) (Strategic Intervention Model) 2. Assistive Technology 3. Modifications and Accommodations
Available Student Data Identified Area of Disability MAP Scores (Measures of Academic Progress) PACT Scores Standards Based Classroom Test Scores SRA Data Intellectual Functioning
Needed Student Data Points from the next level on PACT Effect of currently used Modifications/Accommodations
Merging Data PACT Data Disks Custom Microsoft Access Database Student Data (IEP) PACT Modification Report
Testing Form We added to our handwritten form the following: IQ Ranges Free or Reduced lunch Grade Area of Disability Accommodations/Modifications Points away from the next level on PACT
Success Stories
Contact Information Darlene Higginbotham Cherokee County School District P. O. Box 460 Gaffney, SC Mike Melton Cherokee County School District P. O. Box 460 Gaffney, SC Chad Hudson Cherokee County School District P. O. Box 460 Gaffney, SC