No. 82 Institute for Learning

Date:

January 16, 2001

To:

Principals at Schools with Grades 4-10 Students, Division and Department Heads

Subject:

STANFORD DIAGNOSTIC READING TEST

Department and/or Persons Concerned:

Principals, Vice Principals, Testing Coordinators, and Special Project Resource Personnel

Due Date:

Testing materials to be returned by February 28, 2001 (traditional schools) or by March 19, 2001 (year-round schools)

Reference:

None

Action Requested:

The Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test must be administered to selected students in Grades 4-10 during the designated testing window

Brief Explanation:

The Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT) is given annually to determine student progress in reading and to assist in class placement. It is group-administered and has three parts: a reading comprehension section requiring 50 minutes, a vocabulary section requiring 20 minutes, and a scanning section requiring 15 minutes. The 85-minute test may be given in one sitting or each section may be given on different days or during different periods of the same day. Each section of the test, however, must be given in one sitting. The following students must be tested on the SDRT during the designated testing windows.

Grade 4
Fluent English Proficient (FEP) students only

Grades 5-10
1) All FEP students
2) English Learners (ELs) who will have been in the district three or more years as of the end of the school year
3) ELs who will have been in the district less than three years as of the end of the year, and who are at the Intermediate level of English proficiency or higher (i.e., Early Advanced, Advanced) based on their Spring 2000 LAS/SOLOM scores

Grade 11
San Diego High School only: use the same criteria as for Grades 5-10

Pre-printed scan sheets identifying the students who fall into the above categories will be sent to schools approximately one week before the test is to be administered.

Testing of Special Education and 504 Plan Students with Accommodations

Special Education and 504 Plan students may be provided the same accommodations or adaptations for the SDRT as for any standardized, norm-referenced test. These accommodations or adaptations must be indicated in the student’s IEP or 504 Plan. Out-of-level testing is not an option for any district student.

Dates for Testing

School Calendar	Testing Window	Testing Materials Due
Traditional	February 13-23	February 28
Single Track Year-Round	March 5-14	March 19
Tracks A, B, and C	March 19-23	March 28
Track D	April 16-20	April 25

Materials for Testing

Test booklets and pre-printed scansheets will be delivered to schools no later than one week before the testing window begins. The booklets and scansheets will be sent separately. Directions for Administering the SDRT will be enclosed with the answer sheets. Schools are responsible for storing the booklets in a secured location both before and after the test is administered.

Return of Test Materials

Sort answer sheets by grade level and test booklets by color and form before returning. Separate unused answer sheets from the completed sheets. Also separate the answer sheets of any students who were tested with adaptations or accommodations based on their IEP (sorted by standard administration and accommodations). Completed answer sheets, unused answer sheets, and test booklets must be delivered (not sent through the mail) to the Standards and Assessment Office, Eugene Brucker Education Center, Annex 3 no later than 4 p.m. on the assigned due date.

Please direct questions to the Standards and Assessment Office at (619) 725-7172.

		Eileen Poole, Program Manager Standards and Assessment Office
	APPROVED: Mary Hopper Executive Officer to Chancellor