Our district put end of the year ceilings on DRA that were set low (16 grade 1, 28 grade 2) in an effort to get teachers to stop trying to up the levels and look deeply at comprehension and fluency. This year, we raised the levels they can assess a child up to, but they need to first try the corresponding non-fiction and insure that is also independent. They are finding that the benchmarks are right on, and it is only a few kids that can be assessed at the higher levels.
"Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> on Wednesday, June 06, 2007 at 12:50 PM -0500 wrote: >I would like to know if any one teaching first puts a ceiling on DRA >testing. That is.... to stop testing after certain level..... All of our >team feel >that after level n there are so many more conventions, deeper strategies, > and >reflections that could be made even when kids pass this level. I would >really >be interested in your opinions.... > > > >************************************** See what's free at >http://www.aol.com. >_______________________________________________ >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. > Kathleen McCarthy Groton-Dunstable Public Schools E/LA Curriculum Coordinator K-8 978-448-6155 ext. 1371 _______________________________________________ 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.
