Which Reading Accommodations Benefit Which Students?

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Abstract

This research examines the use and effectiveness of a state’s 22 accommodations by students identified with 19 needs on its reading test for Grades 3 through 8 and high school.
The data which included 565,794 students, of which 43% had one need and 13% more than one need, was analyzed for trends and by chi-square analysis. While most accommodations were associated with lower passing rates for students who accessed them, two were found to have higher pass rates for students with specific needs.

Authors

• Lietta Marie Scott, Arizona Department of Education

• Jacqueline Church, Northern Arizona University