We use F and P. All teachers do running records each quarter to track progress. We use more extensive tests, like DRA, for students not showing progress. Running records are relatively quick and easy and teachers don't mind doing them. Hope this helps Jan
Sent from my iPad On Aug 27, 2011, at 7:55 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
