Re: [MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA

2010-09-18 Thread Sandy
'm interested in you defining/describing your results a little more. Thanks, Sandy -Original Message- From: Sandra Little To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' Sent: Thu, Sep 16, 2010 6:41 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA Our dist

Re: [MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA

2010-09-16 Thread bigstuffs3
6, 2010 6:41:23 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA Our district uses the DRA and has for a few years now.  They make us assess the student's reading ability to the instructional level instead of independent level.  Their thinking behind that change is that an instructional level will be able to gui

Re: [MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA

2010-09-16 Thread Sandra Little
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:59 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: [MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA WIDA is a K-12 ELP test-ACCESS for ELLs, to aid in the identification and placement of ELLs. The WIDA Consortium includes 22 states which is grounded in scientifically-based r

[MOSAIC] WIDA/DRA

2010-09-15 Thread Hillary Marchel
WIDA is a K-12 ELP test—ACCESS for ELLs, to aid in the identification and placement of ELLs. The WIDA Consortium includes 22 states which is grounded in scientifically-based research on best educational practices in general and English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education in partic