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Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA)
Screening Instrument
Recommendations to OSBE
Oklahoma State Board of Education Meeting
Thursday, May 23, 2019
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Reading Sufficiency Act:
Legislative RequirementsEach student in kindergarten, first, second, and
third grade of the public schools of this state shall be
assessed at the beginning and end of each school
year using a screening instrument approved by the
State Board of Education for the acquisition of
reading skills including, but not limited to, phonemic
awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.
~ 70 O.S. § 1210.508C(B)
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Defining a Screener
A screener is:
• brief;
• valid, reliable, and evidence-based;
• conducted with all students;
• identifies students who are at-risk or
not at-risk of academic failure.
National Center for Response to Intervention
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RSA Screeners: Background• Screening instruments for RSA were
reviewed in 2018.
• The Board approved 6 screening instruments
per 70 O.S. § 1210.508C(C)(1-5) on June 28,
2018.
• Districts may choose any of the approved
screening instruments.
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State Board of Education Approved
Screeners
• AIMSweb Plus
• Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST)
• Istation
• MAP Growth
• mCLASS: DIBELS Next
• STAR Early Learning Assessment System
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IMPLEMENTATION Timeline
● 2018-2019 Transition Year for districts for
RSA Screeners
● 2019-2020 Implementation Year for
districts for RSA Screeners
Districts will be required to use one of the
screeners from the list approved by the
State Board of Education.
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Criteria Development
• OSDE partnered with experts from the Regional
Laboratory Southwest (REL-SW) to develop a review
process in 2018.
• During this time, REL-SW provided coaching to
OSDE staff to conduct an evidence-based review of
screeners submitted for review.
• The REL-SW program’s primary mission is to help
states use research and data to respond to issues of
policy and practice, with the goal of improving
student outcomes.
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CRITERIA for Effective Screener
• Meets the criteria of a screener as defined by the
OSDE and using the evidence standards from NCII.
• Demonstrates convincing evidence for reliability and
validity.
• Assesses all five reading areas as required by RSA.
• Reports scores as required by RSA Oklahoma
statute. 70.O.S. § 1210.508C.B
• Provides accommodations for subgroups of students
as required by RSA Oklahoma statute.
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mCLASS: DIBELS Next
• Since mCLASS: DIBELS Next was approved,
a lawsuit between Dynamic Measurement
Group, Inc., and the University of Oregon
has been settled impacting the screening
instrument.
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mCLASS: DIBELS Next
As a result of the lawsuit settlement:
• Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc., has the
authority to utilize the assessment, mCLASS:
DIBELS Next under a new name, Acadience.
• The University of Oregon, in partnership
with Amplify Education Inc., will retain the
name of mCLASS: DIBELS for a new
assessment.
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Implications of Settlement
• The Oklahoma State Department of
Education requested information from both
vendors to review the two screeners based on
the criteria and process utilized to review
screeners in 2018.
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RECOMMENDED Screeners to Add
to the Approved List
● Acadience, Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.,
● mCLASS: DIBELS 8th edition, Amplify
Learning, Inc.
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IMPLEMENTATION Timeline
● 2018-2019 Transition Year for districts for
RSA Screeners
● 2019-2020 Implementation Year for
districts for RSA Screeners
Districts will be required to use one of the
screeners from the list approved by the
State Board of Education.