LOS ANGELES OPEN COURT  (STANDARDIZED) TESTING 2001-2002


The success of the DFYL Rhythm of Learning Elementary School Program is readily apparent in the scores achieved on the Los Angeles School District’s own Open Court Tests. Here you will find a chart comparing these Open Court Test results between the DFYL 5th grade class and 2 other control classrooms. The initial results were greater than we hoped.

Average Fluency Scores (words per minute)
5th Grade Oct. Test April Test Change
Our Class 62wpm 115wpm 85% increase
Regular Class 90wpm 106wpm 17% increase
Gifted Class 100wpm 105wpm 5% increase
Comprehension (out of a possibility of 10)
Our Class 4.4 5.7 30% increase
Regular Class 5.4 4.9 9% decrease
Gifted Class 6.5 5.6 14% decrease
Grammar (out of a possibility of 10)
Our Class 3.2 7.8 144% increase
Regular Class 5.0 6.4 28% increase
Gifted Class 4.1 4.8 17% increase
Spelling (out of a possibility of 10)
Our Class 4.9 5.2 6% increase
Regular Class 5.7 4.8 16% decrease
Gifted Class 5.7 5.3 7% decrease
Vocabulary (out of a possibility of 10)
Our Class 5.1 7.4 45% increase
Regular Class 6.0 7.4 23% increase
Gifted Class 6.3 6.5 3% increase
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