The document provides an overview of Educational Records Bureau (ERB) tests, which are standardized tests administered to students in 3rd and 4th grades. It lists the skill areas assessed at each grade level, such as reading comprehension, writing mechanics, and mathematics. The document also defines terms used in ERB reporting like percentile, stanine, and norm groups. Finally, it discusses how ERB data can be used to monitor individual student progress, identify strengths and weaknesses, and compare performance between grades and schools.

1. Overview of ERBs
 What are the ERBs?
 Why do we administer them?
 How do we use the data?

2. What skill areas are tested?
3rd grade
 Auditory Comprehension
 Reading Comprehension
 Word Analysis
 Writing Mechanics
 Mathematics

3. What skill areas are tested?
4th Grade
 Verbal Reasoning*
 Auditory Comprehension
 Reading Comprehension
 Writing Mechanics
 Writing Concepts &Skills*
 Quantitative Reasoning*
 Mathematics 1 & 2

4. Understanding the Language of ERBs
Percentile
Average

5. Understanding the Language of ERBs
Stanine Percentile % of
Rank Population
Percentile 1 1-3 4%
2 4-10 7% Below Average
Stanine
3 11-22 12%
4 23-39 17%
5 40-59 20% Average
Average 6 60-76 17%
7 77-89 12%
8 90-95 7% Above
Average
9 96-99 4%

6. Comparison (Norm) Groups:
National, Suburban, Independent

7. What We Learn from ERBs
ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD ABOUT A GRADE
 Progress or trends over  Instructional areas we
time can improve
 Patterns of strengths
 Monitoring how we do
and weaknesses
 Comparison with our
in relation to peer
observations and schools
classroom performance
 Significant change/note
is two stanines up or
down

8. Sample Third Grade Parent Report

9. 4th Grade and Beyond Parent Reports

10. ERBs at MCDS
 Week of February 13
 Administered in class
 Accommodations for students with learning
differences
 Communicating test results with parents