Kelly, Our building uses DRA2 for all students 3 times a year in 1-2 then 2 times for 3-5. We use Dibels for K-5 3 times a year. Classroom teachers have had strategy instructional support from the district lit coach and me for the past 3 years. RTI primarily uses Dibels progress monitoring for tier 2 and 3 kids. I use various instruments such as the word analysis from DRA2 and anecdotal notes if we need more information. RTI is mainly focused on fluency as it relates to comprehension. This means we may be addressing phonics, vocabulary, decoding or other surface structures. Classroom teachers are expected to address deep structure comprehension concerns. As the bldg reading specialist I am always there to support them in that and I often do additional diagnostic work with students. This is working well for us so far. I have one para that helps provide interventions. I actually live in Harrisonville - my kids went to McEowen but were not in your class. I teach in Grain Valley. Feel free to contact me off list if you would like to talk more. I am interested in knowing if any schools are doing any kind of fidelity checks with DRA administration and what that looks like
Debbie Smith Sni-a-Bar Elementary Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Wernex, Kelly" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:30:58 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Assessments We have been using the DRA2 to pre and post test all our students. With the initiation of RTI, there is some discussion as to having the DRA2 be an assessment for Tier 2 only. Which means that we as classroom teachers would need to find something else to use as literacy assessment. I am wondering two things: what are other districts using as a Tier 2 assessment for RTI, and what are other districts using for pre and post literacy assessments. We want to make sure that no matter what we use that it will provide us with a complete look at the literacy strengths and weaknesses of students that will guide our instruction and support the reading strategies of Mosaic and reader's workshop format. Have a Blessed Day. Kelly Wernex McEowen Elementary 816-380-4545 X4820 A mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail transmission (including any accompanying attachments) is intended solely for its authorized recipient(s), and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not an intended recipient, or responsible for delivering some or all of this transmission to an intended recipient, be aware that any review, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please delete it from your system without copying it, and contact sender immediately by Reply e-mail, or by calling (816)380-2727, ext.1300, so that our address records can be corrected. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might negatively affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way in the event that such a virus or defect exists. _______________________________________________ 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.
