If they looked like the others, maybe U of O is developing and extending???? Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
-----Original Message----- From: wr...@centurytel.net Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 21:27:05 To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group<mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DRA + DIBELS I saw DIBELS reading passages for 6, 7, and 8th grades. Where do you think they came from? Quoting Beverlee Paul <beverleep...@gmail.com>: > The last time I looked (a couple of months ago), there wasn't even DIBELS > tests for grades 7 and 8. > > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Kelly Andrews-Babcock < > kandrews-babc...@killinglyschools.org> wrote: > > > > > Jan, > > If you are thinking of DRA for 8th graders, understand that it will take > > 15-20 per student to conference then they will need to read and answer the > > questions in written form. This may take up to 45 min. The DRA will > > certainly give you diagnostic information that you can use in your teaching > > and is a great tool to help guide instruction. I believe the kits (DRA2 gr > > 4-8) are a bit pricey. > > > > I'm a bit confused on using DIBELS at the middle school level though. I was > > just at an RtI workshop and they said after grade 3 the information was not > > as accurate or helpful. You may want to look at a Maze type of > comprehension > > check, that may be more helpful at the higher level. > > Kelly AB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My middle school will start RTI next year. The plan is that all > > students will get DIBELS as a screener, but only 6th graders (and maybe > > 7th graders) will get DRA as a diagnostic after the initial screening. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief > Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
