Ah yes, I'm sure it was hard to convince other members in committees. Linda:)
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 7:11 AM, EDWARD JACKSON <[email protected]> wrote: > > My previous district used the DRA2 and made adjustments to the fluency > protocols. If the child's fluency score fell into the lowest range, the test > was discontinued. If the child's fluency (rate only) fell into the second > range, overall fluency was scored and if the holistic rubric score fell into > the third range, the test was continued. It is surprising how many children > do indeed meet fluency expectations without rate. It was a hard fought > battle to convince all members of the literacy committee that this was an > appropriate modification. > > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 23:24:55 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] understanding value of DRA 2 testing > > > > > > So who would know what level you tested them at? This is a case where I > would nod yes at the meeting and go do what I know makes more sense. I > rarely have half a class that maintains where they were. And yes, 1 or 2 > would be higher, but most would be lower. > > > > Jan We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as > candles to be lit. > > -Robert Shaffer > > > > > > > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 10:50:02 -0400 > >> Subject: [MOSAIC] understanding value of DRA 2 testing > >> > >> This year our district has mandated that we test each of our students > whether they are on, below, or above grade level at the very start of the > school year. We are to test each child one level above where they ended the > previous school year. Out of my 20 students, only one student passed at a > higher level (and that was a child I had retained). Now I have to retest > all 20 of them on the level they came to me. If they don't pass that (my > guess is that some of them won't), I have to test them down until I find a > test that they do pass. > >> > >> My argument was that we should test where they were last May and then > test up or down based on those results. I was told absolutely not. Why > would we think that our students would test higher in September than they > did at the end of May? Most of them did not read over the summer and even > those that did read, showed no growth on the test. I would greatly > appreciate your input. I don't have an issue with testing but the test > should be helpful to my instruction of the child. In my opinon this is just > a phenomenal waste of precious contact time. > >> Thanks. > >> Leslie > >> > >> Leslie R.Stewart > >> Grade 3 Teacher > >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >> 203-481-5386, 203-483-0749 FAX > >> > >> To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, > ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of > poetry. ~ Gaston Bachelard ~ > >> > >> > >> <http://thinkexist.com/birthday/september_24/> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
