Evans, Colorado
Greely 6 School District

 

Author:
Judy Hartshorn
Dos Rios Elementary

Date evaluation report completed:
June 1999

Months/years covered by evaluation:
25 weeks during the 1998-1999 school year

Number of schools involved:
Dos Rios Elementary School
29 students
Grades 3-5

Demographics of sample population:
The school is located in the urban fringe of a large city. The student enrollment of 530 students is 39% Hispanic and 38% Caucasian. Of the 29 students in the study, four were identified as special education and two students were receiving English as a Second Language support.

Purpose of study:
The purpose of this study was to measure the increased performance of students participating in the Soar to Success program.

Methodology:
The 29 students in grades 3-5 who were chosen for this program were reading from 2-4 years below grade level. Four special education students and two ESL students were part of this study. The classroom teachers met with groups of 6-7 students for daily 40 minute lessons. The instruction continued for 25 weeks. The Qualitative Reading Inventory was used as the pre and posttest.

Measures/indicators used to assess effectiveness:
Qualitative Reading Inventory II

Findings:

N = Narrative (Fiction)
E = Expository (Nonfiction)
ESL = English as a Second Language
SPED = Special Education
FR = Frustration

Student	Grade	Fall QRI	Spring QRI
A	3	PP(FR)	2E
B	3	PP	3E
C	3	P	1E
D	3	1N	4E
E	3	P	3E
F	4	PP	3E
G	4	1N	4E
H(SPED)	4	1N	4E
I	4	2N	3E
J	4	1E	4E
K	4	P	3E
L	4	1N	4E
M(ESL)	4	PP	3E
N	4	1N	4E
O(SPED)	4	1N	3E
P	4	1N	4E
Q(ESL)	4	P	3E
R	4	1N	4E
S	4	2N	4E
T	4	1E	4E
U	4	1N	4E
V(SPED)	5	1E	4E
W	5	1N	4E
X	5	1N	4E
Y	5	1N	4E
Z(SPED)	5	P	5E
AA	5	1E	4E
BB	5	1N	3E
CC	5	1N	4E