Our school uses the DRA.  They are trying really hard to make it consistent
through the grades.  At first I didn't like it, but I have learned to use
them to make my small groups.  Last year 99% of my kids went up at least one
level.

Deborah Lawson

On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Saundra McDonald
<[email protected]>wrote:

>
> Our school is struggling with deciding what kind of reading assessment to
> use for grades 3-5.  In the past we have used DIBELS (mandated by the
> administration) and DRA2.  Our principal has expressed her concern that the
> DRAs take up too much instructional time to administer and some of the
> teachers feel there is not consistency from grade to grade in how they are
> given and so the results are not that helpful.
>
> My question is what assessments do you use at your school?  Has anyone used
> the Fontas and Pinnell system?  If so, is it any less time consuming than
> the DRAs?  What else is out there?
>
> Thank you,
> Saundra
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