Susanne, It sounds like you are using the old DRA kit - the DRA2 has 4 text, 2 fiction and 2 non-fiction for each level, and has 3 copies of each text so you can have several kids working at the same time. The comprehension also includes a metacognitive strategies piece which our teachers really like. The rubric is also aligned more closely with the comprehension questions. The primary DRA2 also has the word analysis that provides assessment for narrowing in on deficits for those kids who are struggling - phonics, phonemic awareness, sight word, print concepts. I think the DRA people looked at what teachers are wanting and made some good improvements to the new version. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susanne Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:52:16 PM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading assessment
I have used both the DRA and the F&P kits. The DRA for intermediate grades seems to grade comprehension on writing which I don't agree with. THere are also only 2 books for each level which is not enough if you have to give it several times a year. I have just started using the F&P kit. I LOVE it! I also just discovered that it has so many other assessments for vocabulary, phonics, etc.............. I plan on using the DRA for beg and end of year assessments and the F&P for in between. I prefer the F&P over the DRA........... --- On Tue, 10/21/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] reading assessment To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 8:27 PM Actually... My committee looked at the Fountas and Pinnell kit, Rigby, DRA and DAR kits this summer. Fountas and Pinnell was the cheapest of all...assuming you want to buy only the k-2 kit or the 3-5 kit. A classroom teacher would only need one or the other. Jennifer In a message dated 10/21/2008 7:12:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think the F&P kit is very similar, but I also recall that it was substantially more expensive. The DRA2 kit for K-3 also includes a Word Analysis assessment to use with kids who are struggling. It gives a lot of good info, but is somewhat time consuming to give **************BUY Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull on DVD today! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1209326865x1200539441/aol?redir=http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html) _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
