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Chard, David J.; Stoolmiller, Mike; Harn, Beth A.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Vaughn, Sharon; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Kame'enui, Edward J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Despite recent research findings that implicate a long list of student variables that predict reading success or failure, these predictor variables have not been considered in the context of contemporary models of multitiered schoolwide reading intervention. This longitudinal, retrospective study follows 668 kindergarten and first-grade students…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Standardized Tests, Predictor Variables
Bard, Therese Bissen; Leide, John E. – 1983
This study identified distinguished children's books read by students attending two elementary schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, and analyzed the effect of reading ability on children's choice of reading material. Average reading scores on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) were above the norm for students attending one school and at or below the norm…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Classics (Literature), Elementary Education
Chalker, Rhoda N.; Horns, Virginia – 1986
This study tested the hypothesis that there is no significant difference in reading achievement among children in grades 2 through 5 related to family structure. Researchers administered the Stanford Achievement Test to 119 students in an Alabama city suburban school system. Of the sample, 69 children lived in intact families and 50 lived in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure, Latchkey Children
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. Div. of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1990
Information is provided about the Delaware Educational Assessment Program and the performance of Delaware public school students as measured by a nationally-normed standardized achievement test. The Stanford Achievement Test, Eighth Edition was administered statewide, allowing comparisons with national performance and with the performance of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs
Hardy, Lawrence – American School Board Journal, 2001
The annual report on the state of education notes that after the shock of September 11, came a renewed sense of patriotism among young people. Charts and graphs display test results of the civic knowledge of U.S. 9th graders, scores from 4th-grade reading tests, 4th-, 8th-, and 12th grade math tests, and SAT scores Other items include…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Civics, College Bound Students
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1986
This report summarizes the results of the 1984 and 1985 administrations of the following tests in Hawaii: (1) the grade 8 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT), Advanced Level, 6th edition, of the Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Spelling, and Language Subtests; and (2) the grade 10 Stanford Test of Academic Skills (TASK), Level 1, 6th edition of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Content Validity