summarization is really tough.... So the DRA prompts you to give the children prompts such the one you've described, but never asks any questions or tells them what to put in their summary? (i.e. good summaries include the main character the problem and the solution in the story....etc)
That is pretty vague for such a difficult skill.... Thanks, On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:16 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I just know that on the DRA, a second grader (levels 16-28) by the end of > the year, are asked to summarize, but it is a scaffolded summary. > summarize. Summarization is a hard skill. Kids are given words such as, > in the > beginning, Next, then, and in the end. > Maxine > > In a message dated 11/30/2010 1:15:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hi all, > > I'm wondering on summarization that students in grade 2 are expected to do > when they are being assessed....Do any of use Fountas and Pinnell > benchmark > or DRA? Do these assessments ask children to summarize at the end of > their > reading? > > How do they do it? What type of questions/prompts do they use? > > If any of you use other assessments that you think are particularly good-- > please share! > > Thank you! > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
