[MOSAIC] San Diego quick test

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If I am not mistaken, the San Diego is a word list the kids read from...no comprehension level and therefore, I do not believe it is a very good measure of reading levels.

If I am in error here, please, someone correct me!

Jennifer







10 am
Subject: [MOSAIC] San Diego quick test




Hi all,
I seem to be more of a lurker than a participant these days but am enjoying  
and learning from all your posts.
Can anyone tell me more about the San Diego quick test? 
 
We are using DRA 2 in our district and I love it so much better than the  
earlier version. The fluency and comprehension questions tie so tightly with a  
workshop approach and units of study . This year my alternative eval  is to 
create a toolbox to be used to support findings from DRA. One of the  components 

is to assemble a group of informal assessments that would narrow the  choice 
in beginning the 
dra testing situation to quicken the testing process. Since our  kindergarten 
does not share previous year's dra levels... as a first grade  teacher with a 
differentiated group of students ...the choice of levels is  widespread. 
Although district has cited several benchmark books for levels  within the first 

grade cut off... many of the kids read well beyond.....Without  opening up a 
can of worms about when the cut off should be at any particular  grade level 
because I have Joetta Beaver's thinking on that... I would like to  be able to 
pull a just right benchmark book quicker than usual..... We have  found using 
some assessments like Richard Gentry's monster text or the Ohio word  text 
narrows the playing field a bit.... That's why I am looking for San Diego  quick 

test. 
 
 
In the end I predict my toolbox will have a few extra assessments that zero  
in on the right DRA benchmark book... then we will use TC primary assessment  
with beebop books to help confirm when we move a kid from a level and finally  
use the TC indicators for each level to develop some matrix of goals and...  
strategies to accomplish those goals... at each DRA level. I am very excited  
about the idea but probably will be seeking lots of advice and confirmation 
from  you all.
 
Any thoughts?
Pam



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