We are looking at using the Roe and Burns IRI, an informal reading inventory for grades 3-6. It tests word recognition (fluency) and comprehension. The testing is fairly short. Fluency and comprehension are both tested on the same passage. The book costs around $80. Four passages for each grade level are given for multiple testing throughout a year. On Aug 31, 2011, at 1:17 PM, C McLoughlin wrote:
> The benefit of DIBELS, I found, was in its speed. For grades 3 and up, the > test took 3 minutes, as the standard testing was only a few oral reading > passages at 1 min each. Lower grades tested more basic skills, such as > phonemic awareness and basic (CVC) phonics, and the time varied, but was > rarely more than 5 minutes in total. Students who were clearly proficient > could stop there, others who appeared to have deficient skills could be > tested more thoroughly/diagnostically, with other measures, including more > thorough phonic surveys, or F&P, as appropriate to their needs. Thus we > would be spending more time on those we really needed to diagnose and > prescribe for, rather than doing the same thing for everyone. In order to > monitor progress, we administered DIBELS three times annually. That way we > could adjust instruction mid-year, if progress was insufficient, rather than > waiting until year-end to be sure what was happening. It would be very > difficult to find the time to do that with DRA or F&P - it would certainly > impact instructional time. > > DRA and Fountas & Pinnell are both rather time consuming. We have used them > too, and they really do a better job of measuring comprehension specifically, > but as progress measurement tools they are cumbersome. One real benefit of > F&P, I would say, is that it identifies a specific (F&P) reading level for > each student, so that it can make it easier to choose a "just right" book. > > Carol Mc > Reading Specialist, NY > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Betsy Lafontant <[email protected]> >> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:05 AM >> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] I need suggestions about assessments >> >> Four years ago, each classroom teacher was expected to administer the DRA. >> It took too long and severely disrupted instruction. Then three years ago, >> ... Our principal and curriculum coordinator suspended student services the >> first 10 days of >> school, recruited our learning support, ESOL and other specials teachers, >> trained them and assigned certain classes or grades to each person. By the >> second week of school, all students in the elementary school were tested by >> this team using the Fountas and Pinnel testing system. They met daily to >> discuss their results and to make sure their testing methods >> were consistent among the team. ... The whole process is repeated in May to >> judge the child's progress over the year. >> >> On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 2:55 AM, 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. >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
