Re: [MOSAIC] debate on fluency assessments
Since you are required to do both, it would be useful to do one cold and one warm as you indicate. The comparison would provide a lot of information about your students as readers. Arlyne NYC Sent from my iPad On May 10, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Conner-Righter, Mary mrigh...@pennsvalley.org wrote: I apologize in advance if this topic is a repeat of one I previously posed or if it is not suitable for this forum...We continue to debate the manner of assessing fluency/accuracy for benchmark assessments. We assess all students with the DIBELS oral reading fluency in grades 1 and 2. However, we also have a district fluency/accuracy assessment, administered at the same time of the year by the classroom teacher. The debate is - should we be assessing both readings as 'cold' readings (DIBELS has to be done so.) or can we do the district assessment as a 'warm' (practiced) read in order to compare the students' performance on each type. Some feel that having a 'warm' read score would show if students are independently using strategies to work through the text. Students are only given a few seconds to try a strategy during the DIBELS read - they are then told the word if they give no response. Any thoughts? Thanks, Mary ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
Re: [MOSAIC] debate on fluency assessments
Mary, I don't think kids should ever be *tested* for anything with a cold reading, so I think your idea of doing the district text with a *warm* reading is a good one. You might discover some things. :-) Renee Goularte On May 10, 2012, at 5:05 AM, Conner-Righter, Mary wrote: I apologize in advance if this topic is a repeat of one I previously posed or if it is not suitable for this forum...We continue to debate the manner of assessing fluency/accuracy for benchmark assessments. We assess all students with the DIBELS oral reading fluency in grades 1 and 2. However, we also have a district fluency/accuracy assessment, administered at the same time of the year by the classroom teacher. The debate is - should we be assessing both readings as 'cold' readings (DIBELS has to be done so.) or can we do the district assessment as a 'warm' (practiced) read in order to compare the students' performance on each type. Some feel that having a 'warm' read score would show if students are independently using strategies to work through the text. Students are only given a few seconds to try a strategy during the DIBELS read - they are then told the word if they give no response. Any thoughts? Thanks, Mary ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive. ~ Robert Pirsig ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
