Hello! I am a Reading Specialist with a small district in the state of Texas.
Our district is currently in the process of revamping our primary reading
instruction and shifting towards a balanced literacy model. One of the things
our administrators are examining is our current use of
into small groups
and for protion/retention at end of year but it is only 1 thing we look at.
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Subject: [MOSAIC] DRA used for Grading purposes
Hello
Building Community;
Serving Students
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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DRA used for Grading purposes
I have never heard of anyone linking DRA/IRI or other reading inventories to
a grade. They are to dreive your instrution on what to teach and tae a grade
off of. I am from a San Antonio school district NISD and we do testing every
We moved to the FP Benchmark Assessment system right after it was published.
We administer it 3 times a year (FALL/WINTER/SPRING-- just before the end of
each trimester). Before switching to the FP, we used the Early Literacy
Profile (ELP) and the
WRAP. In our district, it has been the
