Post on 16-Jan-2016
Leveling the Playing FieldWith Technology
A New Approach to Differentiated Instruction
One Classroom . . . .Dozens of Challenges
How do you manage . . .• Multiple reading levels in a
single classroom?• Different learning styles and
needs?• Students who need
additional support to manage grade level material?
• Students who need additional challenge to continue growing their skills?
What does “differentiated instruction” look like?
• Multiple lesson plans prepared by the teacher each night for different groups of students?
• A classroom where some students are separated out to do “different” assignments from the rest of the class?
• Scrambling to find materials appropriate for students who are not on grade level?
• Giving advanced students extra assignments as “enrichment”?
• Grading and tracking multiple assignments and assignment types?
Is there a BETTER way?
What If . . .
• Teachers could easily know the appropriate instructional level
for each student, and track progress towards proficiency?
• All students could participate on the same assignment, with the
same topic – but at a level differentiated for each student?
• Teachers could differentiate instruction easily and automatically,
without creating multiple lessons?
• We could find a way to differentiate that is INCLUSIVE instead
of EXCLUSIVE?
Achieve3000’s Philosophy in Action
Reach every student at his/her individual level
• Lexile assessment
• Student Academic Profile
• Content that “fits just right”
• Process and Product activities that are
differentiated
• Student Motivation
Achieve3000Teaching students one-on-one, at their level, is one of the most powerful
ways to help them reach their maximum potential.
• For students in grades 2-12
• Authentic Differentiation
• Excellent Test Prep
• Data to Inform Instruction
• Parent Component
THE LEADER IN DIFFERENTIATED LITERACY INSTRUCTIONTHE LEADER IN DIFFERENTIATED LITERACY INSTRUCTION
DifferentiationOne Topic at Multiple Levels
6th grade standards, 2nd grade reading level
6th grade standards, 6th grade reading level
6th grade standards, 10th grade reading level
Why is this important?
• With automated technology, it is now EASY for teachers to practice INCLUSIVE differentiation
• No additional assignments to prepare
• No need to remember exactly which level each student is on
• Easy tracking, progress monitoring, and instructional decision making
• When all students read the SAME topic, they can all participate in class discussion and group assignments
• Struggling students learn by talking with peers at all levels
• Students are not stigmatized by being “left out” of the conversation
• Students are exposed to the same core knowledge
When you reach students at their level . . .
Gains are maximized for EVERY student
Proven Effective
Students who use the program twice weekly make the highest Lexile gains, more than tripling the expected growth norms.
ELL Results
More than 10,000 English Language Learner students from almost 200 elementary, middle and high schools across the country
Special Education Results
437 Special Education students from 2 districts across 40 schools
At a Glance
Evaluation period: 8/15/08-6/15/09
Schools: 5
Accounts: 1,273The overall average
Lexile gain for Warrensville Heights
City School District students was 98
Lexile points, more than double the
average expected Lexile gain of 40
points.Assessment
Measure: LevelSet
Developed by Achieve3000 in
conjunction with MetaMetrics Inc., the
renowned psychometric
research team best known for the Lexile
Framework for Reading®, LevelSet
offers a scientific means of matching
students to informational texts.
Warrensville Heights City School District
Students with Valid Test Scores 483
Expected Lexile Gains (Mean) 40
Actual Lexile Gains (Mean) 98
Completed MC Activities (Mean) 18
Lexile Gains: District Level
SCHOOL LEVEL DATA – WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS CITY SCHOOLS
At a Glance
Evaluation period: 11/21/08-6/9/09
Accounts: 1,130The overall average
Lexile gain for Rhodes High School students was 54 Lexile points, more than five times
the average expected Lexile gain of 10 points.
Assessment Measure: LevelSet
Developed by Achieve3000 in
conjunction with MetaMetrics Inc., the
renowned psychometric research team best
known for the Lexile Framework for
Reading®, LevelSet offers a scientific means of matching students to
informational texts.
Rhodes High School
Expected Lexile Gains (Mean) 10
Actual Lexile Gains (Mean) 54
Completed MC Activities (Mean) 13
Lexile Gains: School Level
SCHOOL LEVEL DATA – RHODES HIGH SCHOOL