Our middle school found the DRA to be unmanageable with their students. They were required to test all students three times yearly and each teacher had 60 plus students to test. They are now using only STAR testing, which they don't particularly like. What can you tell me about the NWEA?
On 5/27/07 1:16 PM, "CAG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lori - I did a NYTimes search for 'reading middle school' to find your > article and came up with a few. They said that data was analyzed to see > where students were falling behind, and then instruction targeted those > areas that would show up in school testing as well as targeting with > practice tests. > > I assume that they looked at assessments such as the DRA and NWEA for that > data. I know we have looked at our MEA's in past years and considered what > types of questions the students were predominantly answering wrong - whether > inference, those requiring look-backs, using nonfiction text features... > > Cathy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ljackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "A list for improving literacy with focus on > middle grades." <[email protected]>; > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 9:05 AM > Subject: [LIT] NYC Middle School Reading > > >> An article in the NY Times this morning talks about a substantial rise in >> middle school reading scores and attributes those rises to qualified >> teachers and a rigorous program. What, out of curiosity, is the program >> or >> approach? If anyone out there knows, please share. >> -- >> Lori Jackson >> District Literacy Coach & Mentor >> Todd County School District >> Box 87 >> Mission SD 57555 >> >> http:www.tcsdk12.org >> ph. 605.856.2211 >> >> >> Literacies for All Summer Institute >> "Literate Lives: A Human Right" >> July 12-15, 2007 >> Louisville, Kentucky >> >> http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
