>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/15/07 9:15 PM >>> We are just about to launch into DRA2 (having never had the first version as 'district wide') so I was curious about your comment, Martha, regarding the retellings after oral reading indicating stronger comp. than retellings after silent reading.
On the new DRA2, for levels 4-16, students begin with reading the entire text orally, after which they provide a retelling with the book closed.? At levels 18-24, the students also begin with reading orally, but only the first portion of the text.? The student then makes a prediction (orally) and finishes reading the text silently.? Once the silent reading is done, the student provides an oral retelling, again with the book closed, and again prompted? with "Start at the beginning and tell me what happened in this story."? So in both cases, retellings are done after oral reading of all or a portion of the text. I guess what I'm wondering is, because the initial reading of the text is done orally, will this make a difference in the retelling/comp. portion of the assessment. It will be interesting to hear from folks who have been using the DRA2. Just wondering.... (another!) Martha Martha- We began using the DRA2 this year. My first graders would actually begin retelling where they had begun their silent reading, despite the fact that I would say, "Start at the beginning..." In my questions to them that would be my first, "How did this story begin?" At first I didn't think they understood that the 2 were realated and that they were just reading words, but not comprehending. With some that was the case, but for most they just didn't include the beginning, the tasks remained separate for them. Still others could not recall what they had read orally, but did a fabulous retell of what they had read silently. Not sure what that all means in the big picture of DRAs, but I knew where to take my comprehension instruction... Nancy _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
