Re: [MOSAIC] conflicting assessments

2012-03-15 Thread Kim Zilch
While I don't know the answer to that, I am fairly new to this blog and enjoy learning from others. We use to AIMS and F and P for our assessments. Wish I could help. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 7:53 AM, Beth OConnor ocon...@norfolk.k12.ma.uswrote: Hello! I am seeking some guidance regarding a

[MOSAIC] conflicting assessments

2012-03-15 Thread Beth OConnor
Hello! I am seeking some guidance regarding a student's reading performance vs. her performance on Fundations dictations. She is a first grader reading beautifully at an F independently, but she is TANKING on her Fundations assessments. The teacher is very concerned because after weeks of

Re: [MOSAIC] conflicting assessments

2012-03-15 Thread Palmer, Jennifer
Here are a couple of thoughts. She may be reading an F independently...but is she sight word reading? Watch what she does when she makes an error...or when she comes to a word she doesn't know. What strategies is she using? Does she tap out unknown words successfully or is she using something

Re: [MOSAIC] conflicting assessments

2012-03-15 Thread Kendra Carroll
Beth, how does the child perform when asked to make words with the tiles during that part of the Fundations lesson? Could it be that she is having trouble relating the visual of the letter to the sound? When she is reading a text, does she rely more on picture clues and making the text makes