We have also grappled with the ind. v. inst. range. We ask teachers to find both scores so that the "Focus for Instruction" has a lot to offer. The interesting thing is, if you continue to test, you may find that a child is instructional at more than one level before the text actually gets difficult. Going for an instructional level surely helps you pinpoint more clearly what the child is doing and what the next steps may be. Susan --
"We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore." - unknown ---- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Lori, We, too. often see students in levels above 28 who just need "shoring up" in summary writing. The leap there can be quite challenging which presents as a plateau in reading growth. But it's not too surprising that happens as written expresion catches up. So interesting! My question is this......would the Instuctional Level be more helpful in planning instruction, especially when it comes to the Focus for Instruction....If we are going to drive instruction with this assessment....would instructional be the goal? Thoughts anyone? Liz Haste Virginia Beach On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Ljackson wrote: > There are multiple levels of text at this level, but I would also encourage the teacher to look closely at what is keeping the child from attaining a higher level. If it is written retell that is an issue, then I often question whether or not students are having opportunities to write in response to literature. Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Kelly Andrews-Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DRA2 Question > Carol, > Yes, because you truly want to see if the child remains independent at > that level. We had a child enter gr 4 at a L38 and test down to a L28. > It's amazing how much some children can lose over the summer. > KellyAB > > > On 10/30/08 9:50 AM, "SPINELLO, Carol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your > membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > . > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> > <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> . > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your > membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > > <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> > . > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> > <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> . > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> <http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org> . Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive <http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive> <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.
