It's Measures of Academic Progress, sometimes called Levels. On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 10:18 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Measures of Academic Proficiency (I think) > > It is administered by the NWEA. Our districts adopted this because many of > the surrounding districts are using it. > > Carol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:34:11 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] K-12 reading assessmentprogram recommendations > > Carol, > > What is MAP? > > Leslie > > > In a message dated 9/14/2009 9:45:16 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Somewhere along the way fluency has been equated with comprehension. While > fluency is extremely important and does highly correlate with primary > students, it loses that correlation as students move into 3rd and beyond. > However, it does provide teachers with ONE data point that they can use to > diagnose a student's reading strengths and weaknesses. > What I've struggled with is finding a QUICK, CONCISE AND EASY TO SCORE > measure for comprehension. Our district last year began using the MAP data. > I > still think a teacher's observations on a day to day basis and > conversations with students regarding the student's reading and how he or > she is using > strategies is still the best measure of comprehension. However, from a > district perspective, that data is difficult to quanitfy. I'm sure there > are > rubrics out there for assessing those observations, but many districts > simply > don't have the time to train the teachers so they are on the same page. > It's an issue that is a constant struggle. > > Carol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark & Rachele' Thummel" <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 4:01:44 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Re: K-12 reading assessmentprogram > recommendations > > Our school has also administered DIBELS through 6th grade and it has > worked > really well for identifying fluency problems. We are now trying to move on > to identifying fluency and comprehension issues in older students--which > the > DIBELS doesn't cover--therein lies our district-wide issue. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Stein, Ellen H." <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 12:38 PM > To: "Sue Van Ausdle" <[email protected]>; "Mosaic: A > ReadingComprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Re: K-12 reading > assessmentprogramrecommendations> When our district adopted DIBLES about 7 > years ago. We talked > about the > possibilty of Palm Pilots then. And here we are 7 years later and we're > still talking!!!!! However, the online datasystem although sporadically > temperamental, is a very powerful tool. > > > > Ellen Stein > > Reading Resource Teacher > > Riverview Elementary School > > 410-887-1428 > > ________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > > [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sue > Van > > Ausdle [[email protected]] > > Sent: Friday, September 11, 2009 2:38 PM > > To: A Reading Comprehension Strateg > > Subject: [MOSAIC] ***SPAM*** Re: K-12 reading assessment program > > recommendations > > > > Our district is using the DIBELS assessment - fast, easy screening tool. > > We use it on Palm pilots so the only paper used is the student copy. The > > test is completely scored on the Palm. It makes it very easy to > administer > > and you have instant results - high risk, some risk, low risk, progress > > graphs, etc. There are benchmark materials so progress goals are set for > > each individual; the students, teachers and parents can clearly see if > the > > student is progressing appropriately or not. It is for k-6 and has been > a > > great tool used by all the teachers for planning instruction, targeting > > needs, and conferences with parents. It is a screening tool, not a > > diagnostic assessment. > > > > > > On Friday, September 11, 2009 9:20 AM, Mark & Rachele' Thummel > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I work in a fairly small district where we are looking into purchasing a > > K-12 reading assessment (not a reading program). We are wanting a > program > > that focuses on word recognition, fluency and reading comprehension > (other > > reading elements are fine too). Additionally, it needs to be something > we > > can administer fairly quickly. We do have some money to spend on this, > > but > > cannot spend tons. I know there are a lot of assessments out there, but > I > > need recommendations of those that have worked in existing districts. > > > > I went through the archives and was not able to see any strands on this > > topic . . . but if someone knows of a strand to read, please let me know > > so > > we don't re-discuss this . . . Thanks! > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. 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