At this level, I liked to use as much commercial print as possible, ranging
from Frog and Toad/Little Bear/Danny and the Dinosaur-ish, Minnie and Moe,
all of Rylant's work to early chapter books--Cam Jansen (and the Young
series as well), Magic Treehouse and so on. Fountas and Pinnell's white
Beth,
Re: DRA assessment
The DRA is a tool meant to measure the fluency and comprehension growth of a
student within a school year. When the continuum is used purposefully, there
is a multitude of teaching that can happen between the two tests. We are
currently using the DRA 2 and it offers a
I have to agree that the DRA2 is a much improved instrument. We find
significant differences between spring and fall measures with our students
with this and other assessments. Retention has always taken the blame for
this, but I found some fault with the old measure that allowed teachers to
I look at the two assessments as serving completely different purposes. The
assessment that you complete in the fall is part of getting to know your
students. Regardless of when a child enters my room, I want to do an
assessment
so that I can plan instruction. You learn so much more
Test
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I look at the two assessments as serving completely different purposes. The
assessment that you complete
Dear group,
I have lurked and learned SO much from all of you. I have shared so much
of your good ideas with my study group.
I am asking for some feedback about the maternity leave in your
district. Our district has suddenly started to enforce a clause in our
contract that
Here is a list our district recommends.
Geography From A-Z
Letting Swift River Go
On the Bus with Joanna Cole
Water Dance
Each Living Thing
Mammalabilia
Scarecrow
Sacred Place
I Wonder Why Spiders Spin Webs and Other Questions About Creepy Crawlers
A Children's Zoo
Nettie's Trip South
Faithful
