Office of District and School Accountability and Program Management Larry Smith and Taylor L. Young, Ph.D. 1

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Grade 3 Reading Median percentile of questions answered correctly 60 to 69 Median percentile of questions answered correctly less than 60% Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information All67 All 50 Regular Education 6367Regular Education Special Education ELL Grade 4 Reading Median percentile of questions answered correctly 60 to 69 Median percentile of questions answered correctly less than 60% Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information All67 All Regular Education67 Regular Education Special Education ELL Grade 5 Reading Median percentile of questions answered correctly 60 to 69 Median percentile of questions answered correctly less than 60% Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information All 58 Regular Education 58 Special Education67 Special Education ELL Grade 6 Reading Median percentile of questions answered correctly 60 to 69 Median percentile of questions answered correctly less than 60% Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information Vocabulary Comprehension/ Critical Literacy Literature Research and information All All Regular Education 68 63Regular Education Special Education ELL

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 Students who are economically disadvantaged continue to experience significant achievement gaps when compared to students who are not economically disadvantaged.  This widening gap warrants a substantial review of how Title I resources are utilized to directly support the instruction of Literacy across all reporting groups of students but specifically students who are economically disadvantaged, English Language Learners and Special Education.  As the number of English Language Learners and Special Education students completing OCCT’s increase, additional support/interventions will be required to address the growing disproportion of students scoring below proficient. ◦ The one variable that all three groups experience is Literacy Instruction 15