[MOSAIC] San Diego quick test

[Bill Roberts]

It can help to figure out a child's fluency levels.  I've been doing it for 
years and it pretty much matches reading levels based on other tests.

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Subject: Re: [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.
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> If I am in error here, please, someone correct me!
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> Jennifer
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> 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?
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> 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 
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> create a toolbox to be used to support findings from DRA. One of the 
> components
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> 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
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> 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
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> test.
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> 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.
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> Any thoughts?
> Pam
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