It can help to figure out a child's fluency levels. I've been doing it for years and it pretty much matches reading levels based on other tests.
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] San Diego quick test > > If I am not mistaken, the San Diego is a word list the kids read from...no > comprehension level and therefore, I do not believe it is a very good > measure of reading levels. > > If I am in error here, please, someone correct me! > > Jennifer > > > > > > > > 10 am > Subject: [MOSAIC] San Diego quick test > > > > > Hi all, > I seem to be more of a lurker than a participant these days but am > enjoying > and learning from all your posts. > Can anyone tell me more about the San Diego quick test? > > We are using DRA 2 in our district and I love it so much better than the > earlier version. The fluency and comprehension questions tie so tightly > with a > workshop approach and units of study . This year my alternative eval is > to > create a toolbox to be used to support findings from DRA. One of the > components > > is to assemble a group of informal assessments that would narrow the > choice > in beginning the > dra testing situation to quicken the testing process. Since our > kindergarten > does not share previous year's dra levels... as a first grade teacher > with a > differentiated group of students ...the choice of levels is widespread. > Although district has cited several benchmark books for levels within the > first > > grade cut off... many of the kids read well beyond.....Without opening up > a > can of worms about when the cut off should be at any particular grade > level > because I have Joetta Beaver's thinking on that... I would like to be > able to > pull a just right benchmark book quicker than usual..... We have found > using > some assessments like Richard Gentry's monster text or the Ohio word text > narrows the playing field a bit.... That's why I am looking for San Diego > quick > > test. > > > In the end I predict my toolbox will have a few extra assessments that > zero > in on the right DRA benchmark book... then we will use TC primary > assessment > with beebop books to help confirm when we move a kid from a level and > finally > use the TC indicators for each level to develop some matrix of goals > and... > strategies to accomplish those goals... at each DRA level. I am very > excited > about the idea but probably will be seeking lots of advice and > confirmation > from you all. > > Any thoughts? > Pam > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - > http://mail.aol.com > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
