USING SOL SCORES TO IMPROVE FIRST GRADE

INSTRUCTION

HERNDON ELEMENTARY
MEGHAN WILLIAMS
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
Why use SOL data?

Plan instruction
Identify trends in sub groups in order to close the gap
Plan for future professional development for teachers
Key Terms
Annual Measurable Goals (AMO)- goals to reduce the achievement gap set
by the state to measure progress. It is a percentage.
Adequate yearly progress (AYP) a measurement indicating whether a
school, division or the state met federally approved academic goals required
by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind
Act (ESEA/NCLB)
Gap Group 1= Students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged, and
English language learners (combined)
Gap Group 2= Black students
Gap Group 3= Hispanic students
Herndons Reading SOL Data
Pass Rates of All Students

2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

69% 61% 62%

Target AMO 72% (2015-2016)

Herndons Reading SOL Data
Gap Group Reading Pass Rates
Gap Group 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1 54% 43% 48%

2 75% 50% 58%*

3 52% 42% 42%

Gap Group 1= Target AMO 65%

Gap Group 2= Target AMO 64%*
Gap Group 3= Target AMO 66%
School Celebrations!
Gap Group 1 pass rate increased
Gap Group 2 pass rate increased and met the AMO by
reducing the failure rate by 10 percent
3rd Grade SOL Reading Data
54% of all 3rd grade students passed
Benchmark 78%

Gap Group 1 Gap Group 2 Gap Group 3

36% 57% 46%

3rd Grade SOL Question Breakdown
Biggest Areas of Need-
Identify Key Words to us for online search topics
Determine which question the passage is answering
Summarize Details in a sequence
Locate information in a passage to answer questions
Predicting text heading
Biggest Areas of Strength:
Identify supporting details.
Demonstrate comprehension by drawing conclusions.
Story elements
Identify the main idea
What does this mean for first grade?
Possible Action Steps:
Nonfiction texts
Questioning, rereading to answer in guided reading
Direct instruction on academic vocabulary
Common questioning language (As a team look at 3rd
grade test questions)
Discussion
What are your thoughts?
What could we as a first grade team do to prepare our
students for the SOLs?