Sally, Not only do I not believe there is an "accurate" reading level, I am very suspect of "grade level" materials in the first place. :-)
Renee On Mar 10, 2008, at 1:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have a question that has been bothering me. How many on this list > believe there is any such thing as an "accurate" reading level. It is > always iffy in my mind. Depends so much on the schema people bring to > a > reading and the interest and engagement. And in my experience kids > read > at different levels depending ont hings like genre. So to act as if > there is anything like "accurate" is not possible. So administrators > who want "levels" every 6 weels have no understanding of what reading > really is - right? Just wondering if others believe as I do. > In mymind it is not an objective number EVER (except as a particular > score on a particular occasion with a particular text and a particular > reader)and certainly thinking there would be meaningful change in 6 > weeks on such a score is also crazy. Now I know the number crunchers > will believe they are getting numbers worth crunching but.....???? > > > It is not that we can't get a broad general level - a place to start. > But it would have to be considered along with information on the > reader's experience with different kinds of texts, interests and > expertise and so on. But one "level" alone also can't stand for > reading > across topics and genres anyway. > > > Sally > > > >> I agree with you regarding STAR. Using this will only provide a >> level, and not a very accurate one at that. >> Jill Waldrep Wadkins >> Academic Coach >> Sanders Intermediate School >> 770.819.2568 ext. 223 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ 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.
