Re: [MOSAIC] RTI - Any info on AIMS Web?

[tkceb]

I love reading this discussion of Aimsweb!  I was so frustrated when 
our district used this program last year.  It goes against EVERY single 
thing I know about reading instruction and reading assessment.  
Remember:  "What gets measured, gets done!"  I knew I did not want 
teaching for fast reading to get "done" in our district.  I even 
emailed Tim Rasinski last year and got a great response about how he 
felt these 1 minute assessments were a travesty!

We (reading specialists) decided to write our own progress monitoring 
assessments that actually assess real reading:  ALL aspects of fluency, 
accuraccy, comprehension (literal and inferential).  We bought rigby 
texts and have created over 150 tests from levels 3-34.  I don't think 
we knew what we were getting ourselves into when we started (over 800 
pages of assessments!), and I'm not sure we would do it again.  Now 
that it is done though, we are happy we did!  We feel we actually get 
useful information this year.  Yes, it does take longer to administer 
(although we don't do them every week), but as the IRA says, we 
shouldn't sacrifice quality for efficiency.

I say that anyone who is really unhappy with what they are using should 
keep speaking up and searching for something that makes sense!

Tricia Burke
Reading Specialist


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