[eMINTS] Fwd: reading assessment and remedial programs

[dillendt at louisiana.k12.mo.us]

All students are benchmarked...beginning, middle, and end of year.  Those
who meet the benchmark can be progress monitored less frequently.  It
would probably be a good idea to test them once a month or so just to make
sure they're continuing to make progress, too though.  Those who are
struggling are progress monitored every 2 weeks.  We use it to guide
instruction with all levels of readers...but the results are more easily
interpreted with struggling readers as it points out their areas of
weakness.



>  My school is looking into beginning to use the Dibels test but were under
> the impression that it must be administered to all students, not just
> those struggling.
>
> I get the impression from your email that you use it to monitor and guide
> instruction just for those reading below standards...is this true?
> Is anyone else using it only for struggling readers?  This would be ideal
> as it seems unnecessary to test those who are making adequate progress.
> Thanks alot!
>
> Eleanna Liscombe
> 3rd grade eMINTS educator
> Harvest Ridge Elementary
> http://harvestridge.fhsd.k12.mo.us/eliscombe
> "We are preparing our students for jobs that don't exist yet."-David
> Warlick
>
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> Dibels.....great test for k-3....we're also using it for 4-5.  The 4-5 is
> just an oral reading test with retell.  We will be adding some questions
> to the retell next year to better assess comprehension.  I know dibels
> goes through 6th grade....don't know what could be used for 7-9....  It is
> a simple assessment with tests to progress monitor students who are below
> their benchmark every two weeks with benchmark tests at the beginning,
> middle, and end of the year.  We use it to guide instruction and group
> students for additional help.  It's truly just a screening....so we find
> it useful in that way.  I would check out the dibels site....
> dibels.uoregon.edu
>
>
>> Still looking for input
>>
>>>>> "MARGARET ABRAMS" <MABRAMS at plato.k12.mo.us> 1/16/2008 8:37 am >>>
>>
>>
>> We are looking for programs and assessments to use with our struggling
>> readers. Our focus is grades 4-9, but we would like to use a program to
>> assess and assist struggling readers in all grades.
>> If  you could take the time to let me know:
>> What program you use
>> Strengths and weaknesses
>> User friendly?
>> What type of info does the assessment make available to the teacher
>> Does the assessment have an oral reading element?
>> please email me directly at
>>
>> mabrams at plato.k12.mo.us
>>
>> Thank you!!
>>
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