Developmental Reading Assessment
Assessing Students' Reading Progress Throughout the Year (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
6-9
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rdFood Groups:
Primary: Assessment, Letter-Sounds & Phonics, Spelling & Word Study, Reading Fluency & Expression, Reading Comprehension Strategies
Transcript
It's important to use a wide range of assessments. For example the Empower Assessment allows us to see how well a student can analyze letters, sounds and words. But we also use assessments that help us check out a students reading style. So in this classroom we also use the Developmental Reading Assessment, or the "DRA." This assessment helps us gage what type of reader a student is. It checks in on fluency and it checks in on comprehension. This one-on-one assessment allows the teacher and student to find just the right level a student is at. But it doesn't stop there, it's important that throughout the year teachers and students continue to check in with each other, always making sure we're pushing the student to the next level. The DRA also helps the teacher put together guided reading groups, grouping students together based on their level. Making sure that students can learn together and push each other's learning together.
Related References
McCarty, A. M. & Christ, T. J. (2006). Test review: "The developmental reading assessment-second education" (DRA2). Upper Saddle River, NJ-Pearson. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 35(3), 182-185.
Activity Objective
The goal of Developmental Reading Assessment: Assessing Students' Reading Progress Throughout the Year (Virtual Tour) is to assess students' decoding skills and reading fluency and comprehension by using a variety of reading assessment tools.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Gain a better understanding of each student's reading level and reading style by conducting a series of word level processing assessments and reading fluency and comprehension assessments. - Administer each assessment to each student early in the school year, midway through the school year and at the end of the school year. - The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) helps teachers gauge a student's reading fluency and comprehension skills.
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