Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-04-11 Thread ocrafish
a Kimathi Sent: Friday, April 11, 2014 9:01 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments Sorry I am asking questions about the Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment tool. The reading assessments checks for errors and then labels them

Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-04-11 Thread norma baker
If you want to understand miscues, this is the best (and it's VERY short) explanation by the guru of gurus. Hope this helps! http://www.amazon.com/Running-Records-Classroom-Teachers-Marie/dp/0325002991/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397265503&sr=1-4&keywords=marie+clay norma An old man once sa

Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-04-11 Thread Patricia Kimathi
Sorry I am asking questions about the Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment tool. The reading assessments checks for errors and then labels them as Meaning (M), Structure (S) and Visual (V) errors. On the assessments I have seen some of these are circled and some are not. I wanted to know wh

Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-04-11 Thread Patricia Kimathi
Can you explain to me on the assessment sheet why and when do the teachers circle the M S V. I notice that they seem to write these three letters when there is a mistake but sometimes they don't circle all three letters and they only seem to count the letters that they circle. Any help you ca

Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-03-26 Thread MaryJo Costello
...@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 1:15 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments I am working with a school that is using Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment. I know we have discussed Dibels and other assessment programs

Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-03-26 Thread cag...@myfairpoint.net
d, 26 Mar 2014 10:15:09 -0700 To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments I am working with a school that is using Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment. I know we have discussed Dibels and other assessment programs but I don't ever remember seeing this assessment discus

Re: [MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-03-26 Thread Laura Rieben
We have been using F and P for several years. Our kits came with two books at each level, one fiction, one non. We like the books, the levels are fine. The comprehension questions are hard for K students who are reading above grade level and include retelling, inferences, author's intent, connec

[MOSAIC] Literacy Assessments

2014-03-26 Thread Patricia Kimathi
I am working with a school that is using Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment. I know we have discussed Dibels and other assessment programs but I don't ever remember seeing this assessment discussed. Is any one familiar with it and what do you think. It reminds me of the Old Rigby Assessm