Re: [MOSAIC] data collection for analysis

Hoffmann Dale Marie Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:41:37 -0700

You are right on!
Dale Marie
On Sep 15, 2010, at 6:59 PM, [email protected] wrote:

I don't administer the WIDA. The ELL teacher does so I really can'tspeak to it. I think that the two tests are apples and oranges andfor different purposes.

S


-----Original Message-----
From: Licette Morales <[email protected]>

To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]>

Sent: Wed, Sep 15, 2010 9:03 am
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] data collection for analysis

How do you like using the WIDA? Do you think it is more accuratethan the

DRA? IS it easier to use?

Thanks

On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 3:52 AM, Hoffmann Dale Marie <[email protected]>wrote:

Yes, our district also uses the WIDA assessments.

On Sep 14, 2010, at 1:04 PM, [email protected] wrote:

I know that many teachers have abandoned the DRA because it can be

time

consuming especially in the upper grades. There is a written

component for

grades 4 and up (grade 3 has an optional one I believe). Even though

it may

take some students about an hour to complete, I feel that the

information I

get about the students is crucial to drive my instruction. I don't

really

like that the engagement piece is worth so many points but I take

that into

consideration when looking at it. Our district uses the WIDDA forELL

assessment.
Sue

-----Original Message-----
From: Hoffmann Dale Marie <[email protected]>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <
[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 6:41 am
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] data collection for analysis

What ELL assessment do you give your ELL's.
Dale Marie
On Sep 13, 2010, at 8:26 PM, Valerie Vitalo wrote:

Just curious as to why districts have abandoned DRA's. We give the >

DRA-2 3 times per year in grades k-5 We give phonological >awareness

tests and sightword inventories to all of our kidin > 1,2,and 3 and

in K

later on in the year. We have periodic writing > assessments with
district-wide prompts that match a writing calendar > for units for

the

district. Teacher give running records to > students when they are
considering moving to the next guided reading > level. There is an

ELL

evaluation at the beginning and end of year > also. They continually

add

asessments. Classroom teachers do some > of it and the lit team for

the

building does the rest. We get a > really comprehensive picture of

these

little guys before we group > and continually regroup as necessary.

--- On Sun, 9/12/10, Jan Sanders <[email protected]> wrote:


From: Jan Sanders <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] data collection for analysis
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"

<[email protected]> >

Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 6:46 PM


In our district the teacher gives a running record to each student

and

submits the data to the principal.
Plusses and minuses for teacher or team to assess. Teacher knowsthe
student as a reader instantly after the assessment, but not all >

teachers

administer it the same, although there was a major training 6 years

ago.

Each year they are given the criteria, a reminder of how to assess,

and can

watch a video of a lit coach giving the assessment.

Jan
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to

your

grandmother.
-Albert Einstein



On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Betsy Lafontant
<[email protected]>wrote:

My school using a fairly low-tech but effective means of assessing

the

students' reading progress. At the start of the year, the Student

Support

Services team (which consisted of ESOL, Learning Support, and the>>
school

counselor) tested the reading abilities of each child in our >>

elementary

school using a running record. The tester started where the >>

student tested

out at then of last year or for new students, where the classroom>>
teacher

believes is the student's reading level. It took two intense weeks

for

the
SSS team and lots of pullouts for the classroom teacher. But at

the end

we
had a comprehensive data on each child's reading levels. This >>

process is

repeated at the end of the year to track progress and to reflect on

our

teaching practice and methods.

This is the third year my school is doing this. The first year it

was a

bit

of a mess because some testers had different "lens" on when they

were

testing. Some put more emphasis on fluency while others only >>

tested for

comprehension. In the second year, the testing team met every dayto
discuss the process, streamline and normalize their practice. In>>
the third

year, this process is sleek, fast and the end product, the data, is

extremely valuable to the classroom teacher.

For writing, we have a writing test. With a common prompt, each >>

child

writes a story. No names are on the writing test. Then the >>

writing tests

are divided among the classroom teachers and are scored using a >>

rubric

based

on the 6 traits (ideas, sentence fluency, mechanics, voice, >>

organization

and

word choice). This data is collected and used to drive the

classroom

instruction for each child. Like the reading, this process is >>

repeated

towards the end of the year.


On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Jeana Wise >>

<[email protected]

wrote:


What types of data does your schools collect for anaylsis? My >>>

district is

using Aimsweb, but I am thinking that other forms of data may be

helpful

when looking at interventions for our struggling students. My >>>

district no

longer gives the DRA, either.


Jeana Wise
K-4 Literacy Coach
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

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