AS with our lower reading level students we want to find out exactly what they
are capable of completing on their own. Our policy is to locate the
independent level of those students. So yes, we would test them down to a 28,
again, to make sure that is where they are. HERE is the plus to that. Maybe
their numbers, or individual scores increased for each skill. This then shows
growth! But if you are not testing apples to apples on the same level, you
would not be able to show where they grew.
Have a Blessed Day.
Kelly Wernex
McEowen Elementary
816-380-4545 X4820
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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:50:34 -0400
From: "SPINELLO, Carol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DRA2 Question
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Hello Readers!
I am hoping someone can help me with a question that keeps coming up in our
school regarding the DRA2. Do you ever test down? For example, in the fall a
child scored in the independent range on a level 28 but only instructional on
the level 30 so the teacher stopped the assessment. During the winter
assessment the teacher began assessing the child with the level 30 text and
again the child did not score at the independent range so at this point does
the teacher test the child down even though the child already passed the level
28 previously?
I hope I made this clear enough to understand. I would appreciate your thoughts
on this.
Carol
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