[MOSAIC] best iri

[Beverlee Paul]

You might think about the DRA Word Analysis.

> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:49:15 -0400> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> From: awilliams at shs.k12.ny.us> Subject: [MOSAIC] best iri> > At our middle school we used to use the QRI but discontinued because the> kids had seen the passages numerous times in the elementary grades (they> were given as silent passages with kids answering quesitons in a written> format and also given to whole classes at a time). We have been using the> Ekwall Shanker but not with everyone. We first screen all kids with the> Aimsweb R-CBM and MAZE and using this information as well as other> measures (we also use Read 180 and SRI lexile scores-not sure I believe> this is a totally valid assessement, but one more "tool" I can use to> determine where my students are at) place kids in interventions. If a> student is resistant to the intervention, we discuss other options at our> weekly data team meeting. We might change the intervention or if those> options are exhausted we will only administer the Ekwall at this point to> dig deeper. It is time consuming and difficult to administer and teach> (they will sometimes get us a half day sub, but that really isn't enough> time to give it and analyze all the information) so we really would like> to find a diagnosis tool that might be quicker but still provide the> information we are looking for. The Ekwall does have several subtests to> assess phonemic awareness/phonological awareness/knowledge of syllables> and nonsense words/oral/silent/listening passages, etc. and even goes low> enough to assess emergent literacy skills. Any suggestions of other> iri/assessment tools would be greatly appreciated.> > Amy> reading 6-8> > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> Mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> 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. > 
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