The same is true here. K-3 teachers give two major assessments the first
quarter of school and then a county benchmark test. The teachers spend so much
time assessing that there is a significant loss of instructional time.
Jamee Hall, Reading Specialist
Matoaca Elementary School
Worry less
Alice,
The DRP is part of our state assessment so we are using it to help us see how
kids are doing. The problem is you only know if the student chose the right
answer or not. I think that's a hard assessment to use to gain a lot of
information about kids.
Perhaps if they highlight the clue or
Our school has used the DRP testing for the past four years. We test 9th and
10th graders in the spring and fall. However, last year the middle school
tested the 8th graders so we could identify which students needed enrichment
reading at the 9th grade, namely Read 180, or System 44. By doing
Our school has used the DRP testing for the past four years. We test 9th and
10th graders in the spring and fall. However, last year the middle school
tested the 8th graders so we could identify which students needed enrichment
reading at the 9th grade, namely Read 180, or System 44. By doing
I would buy alot of classic children's books and, depending on your computer
situation, I would start seriously and closely looking at various computer
programs. I recently went to an Achieve 3000 workshop and was extremely
impressed by the built-in variety and differentiation plus the NF focus
We have begun looking into adopting a new reading series. What reading
series do you use? And, do you like it or not and why? Anything you could
tell me would be helpful because we're not even sure where to start.
Thanks,
Jenni
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Mosaic
But the point of progress monitoring is to change your instructional
strategies quickly if the trajectory line does not show growth to meet
the benchmark score. If you just complete the assessments and dont use
the informaton to monitor and adjust your instructional methods with
the child
