The last time I looked (a couple of months ago), there wasn't even DIBELS tests for grades 7 and 8.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Kelly Andrews-Babcock < [email protected]> wrote: > > Jan, > If you are thinking of DRA for 8th graders, understand that it will take > 15-20 per student to conference then they will need to read and answer the > questions in written form. This may take up to 45 min. The DRA will > certainly give you diagnostic information that you can use in your teaching > and is a great tool to help guide instruction. I believe the kits (DRA2 gr > 4-8) are a bit pricey. > > I'm a bit confused on using DIBELS at the middle school level though. I was > just at an RtI workshop and they said after grade 3 the information was not > as accurate or helpful. You may want to look at a Maze type of comprehension > check, that may be more helpful at the higher level. > Kelly AB > > > > > > > > My middle school will start RTI next year. The plan is that all > students will get DIBELS as a screener, but only 6th graders (and maybe > 7th graders) will get DRA as a diagnostic after the initial screening. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- "There is nothing so unequal as equal treatment of unequals." Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes _______________________________________________ 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.
