[MOSAIC] DRA2 errors

[Mary Lou]

Our district is using the DRA2.  A word of caution...the middle level went
through each student booklet and teacher guides.  THERE ARE MISTAKES that
will affect the fluency scores. (student booklets and teacher booklets have
wording differences.)  We had to send out a memo regarding these errors.
(Pearson has not yet corrected them-although we sent the following list to
them. The company will tell you that these have been corrected.  They sent
us out new manuals...when reviewed the errors still existed.)  Below are the
errors. Hope this helps.

Mary Lou  

Rhode Island

 

NOTICE REGARDING ERRORS ON THE DRA2

Grades 4-8

 

We have identified the following errors on some of the Teacher Observation
Guides

 


Level

Title

Student Booklet

CD

Blackline Master Book


40

Journey to Freedom

Pg. 2, line 3

"few minutes later he heard his mother come in.  Jed"

"few minutes later he heard his mother, Bess, come in. Jed

Correct


40

Journey to freedom

Pg. 2 line 6

"Instead, Jed heard his mother whisper, "We have to leave" 

"Instead, Jed heard her whisper, "We have to leave"

Correct


70

Thrills and Chills

Pg. 2 line 4

"tight as it gradually ascends the 209-foot-high lift hill.  It then
plunges"

"tight as it gradually ascends the 209 foot tall lift hill.  It then
plunges"

"tight as it gradually ascends the 209 foot tall lift hill.  It then
plunges"


70

Lost!

PG.2 LINE 18

Minor error

Trust me - 

Trust me,

Trust me,


80

Surtsey

Pg. 2 line 7

"all over the world traveled to Iceland."

"all around the world traveled to Iceland."

"all around the world traveled to Iceland."

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org
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jdelich at springfield.k12.il.us
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:27 AM
To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org; mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] DRA

 

There are different components of the DRA2. For some students the teacher
would have been following the protocol if she served as a scribe-at least on
parts of the assessment. There is a DRA2 K-3 kit, and there is a DRA2 4-8
kit. There are also "bridging" components especially designed for struggling
readers at Level 40 of the K-3 kit. (I think that's the right level.) The
books are written a little differently, and the tasks on the observation
guides are different. It is extremely important to clarify the cut score for
instructional or independent levels at each level. They are different
depending on the level and the kit, and so are the decisions teachers will
make to proceed, or how to proceed. One example of a difference I can
remember for student responses is that there are sentence starters on the
summary for the student copies at some levels (bridge component?). Those can
either be very supportive for some writers, or confuse the writer somewhat
who tries to make her !

summary or retelling fit on the lines available. 

 

One thing is for sure if you are trying to use the original DRA kit(s) in
some classrooms, and DRA2 in others-- students and teachers will both end up
confused by the whole assessment piece and the tasks required to be
successful. I would highly recommend either sticking with the original DRA
kits, or going completely over to DRA2. It will make talking about the
assessment and student performances much more effective. 

 

 We only give DRA twice a year...mid-year and end of year...so i have not
had to make myself look over the DRA2 since last May. 

 

john 

>the DRA2 available for the older grades also?

>Also, what do you think about scribing for the DRA?  The 4th grade  teacher


>would scribe for her students.  Then, I get them in the 5th grade,  make
them 

>write out their answers and watch their scores go down.  I'm not  wrong am
I?  

>Aren't they supposed to write their own answers.  

 

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