1 - Rica - Planning Organizing and Managing Reading Instruction Based on Ongoing Assessment

Question 0

What is a state assessment?

Answer 0

Only given once per year, provide students with grade level content standards

Question 1

How assessments are used.. foundational to more advanced (what are the levels)

Answer 1

Concepts of print (understand what a word is what a sentence is, pictures)&raquo_space; phonemic awareness (isolate sounds, individual sounds make up a word)&raquo_space;> alphabetic principle (letters and sounds go hand in hand - they know what a cat is and it can also be in written form)&raquo_space;> phonics (what sounds letters make - c is kuu a is aaah)»> fluency (reading fluidly)&raquo_space;> reading comprehension (they understand what they are reading)

Question 2

What is an Entry level assessment?

Answer 2

Short term assessment, given at the beginning of a concept. What info do I need to provide the student to drive instruction?

Question 3

What is a monitoring assessment?

Answer 3

Given immediately after teaching a concept. 1 or 5 questions after directed lesson and example and guided practice - give them questions, then monitor to see if they have truly grasped concept. If not, I need to reteach or change. MOST IMPORTANT WAY TO DRIVE READING INSTRUCTION.

Question 4

What are district assessments?

Answer 4

Long term, summative assessments - after they have been taught the skill.

Question 5

What is a Diagnostic assessment?

Answer 5

long term - given during the beginning of the year or with a new concept - what do they already know about the content- to drive instruction

Question 6

Lesson planning is based on…

Answer 6

Objectives for the day, state standards, materials, grouping, scaffolding, etc

Question 7

Another way to conduct short term assessments…

Answer 7

tests

Question 8

Intervention should be…

Answer 8

data driven and targeted toward specific skills.

Intensive *top of the pyramid
Students achievement is highly at risk for mastery of grade level material - really struggling

Strategic *middle
they need a little of extra support - graphic organizers, examples

Benchmark *bottom
at grade level - they can work independently

Question 9

Types of Differentiated Reading Instruction

Answer 9

Whole Group, Small/Flexible Grouping, Individualized Instruction

Question 10

California Reading and Language Arts (RLA) framework - what are the components of effective direct instruction (what you teach first to the whole group of students) ?

Answer 10

1. Orientation&raquo_space; telling them what they will be learning and what your expectations are for them.
2. Presentation&raquo_space; = teacher input

Question 11

How to monitor students reading..

Answer 11

use a running record (where you determine which errors they are making, making errors that are not there).

oral reading fluency assessment (the reading of a passage in one minute) -determine if it is too difficult or easy - what you did with Dutcher

Question 12

How to support students with independent reading

Answer 12

first&raquo_space;> determine their reading level

1. Frustration reading level (can’t read)
2. Instructional reading level (need extra help from teacher)
3. Independent (comprehension and all)

Rica is going to see how you can determine reading level
»> Cloze Activity

Question 13

How to engage students during reading instruction (6 examples)

Answer 13

• Target specific skills - appropriate reading instruction
• Room environment is safe and inviting
• Reading Material highlights student interest
• Daily read alouds by the teacher (even with older students - modeling)
• Parents get involved in reading support
• providing reading material

Question 14

What is a Cloze Activity?

Answer 14

A way to determine appropriate reading level (frustration, instruction, or independent reading level)
-part of a passage has blank lines. If the students are reading the words, they can figure out what should go in the blank.

Determines reading level and what to provide for them

Question 15

What is an entry level assessment?

Answer 15

Entry level of a grade (beginning of the year)

or content standard (specific standard or skill)

Question 16

What are different types of Entry level assessments?

Answer 16

diagnostic assessments - provided at the beginning of the year, where do I need to begin instruction. can also be based on the standard, getting a feel for what they know and can accomplish.

state assessment - where they to focus.

grade level placement- in our materials - provide students with certain tests

Question 17

What is the administration

Answer 17

they are evaluating - they may come in and assess your teaching, they should support you and provide you material. But they are evaluative.

Question 18

What is professional development (how is it helpful)

Answer 18

Those stupid classes after school - making sure everything is geared towards students (not just what the teacher wants to do)

Question 19

Three types of assessments

Answer 19

entry level assessments, ongoing monitoring assessments, summative assessments.

Question 20

What are grade level teams for?

Answer 20

“This is what I’m using” - you know what it is. Analysis of data, whats working, what is not working, collaborating

Question 21

What are monitoring assessments? (different types)

Answer 21

also known as "ongoing assessments" 
-observation notes 
-independent activities
-quizzes (short and specific)
-portfolio (where they started and how they are progressing
purpose is to check your instruction

Question 22

What is a reading coach for? (what is their job)

Answer 22

their to analyze data and making sure instructional strategy is what your students needs are, demo lessons, to observe you (help you improve), help with planning

Question 23

Types of Summative assessments

Answer 23

• done at the end of the year
• STATE exams
• End of the unit
• final
• report cards

Question 24

Student Study Team (what is it)

Answer 24

Principal is there, parent is there, outside personal, maybe a psychologist, learning center people - team looks at different work samples, find out the background of the student, why is the student struggling

Question 25

What are the school based support systems? (there are 5)

Answer 25

1. Reading Coach
2. Grade Level Teams
3. Professional Development
4. Student Study Team
5. Administration

Question 26

On the rica, They may give you an example of an issue and you have to…

Answer 26

determine which support system you want to use.

Question 27

What are examples of “alternative assessments”?

Answer 27

-not all students will use these types of assessments

example #1 - Students with Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- a plan that is developed by educations are parents to help their child succeed in school by determining yearly goals and identify the special support that should be implemented

example #2 Students with 504 plan
(a plan that explains the modifications and accommodations - like a squeeze toy or brain breaks)

example #3 English Language Learners (the CELDT (California English Language Development Test) test - tests their english language level) then need to provide what they need. (Their ELD level) alternative assessment provided to students.

Question 28

What is the CELDT test

Answer 28

California English Language Development Test
-provided for ELL students, as soon as they enter a school or class - determine english language level - determine teacher how to differentiate instruction. They get 2 grades at the end of the year - ELL level and grade level

Question 29

What is STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting Program) also known as CST California Standardized Test

Answer 29

given once of year, at the end of the year, did they master grade level standard, sent into state.
-big deal, teachers are held accountable (this test sucks)

Question 30

Three types of Standardized Assessments

Answer 30

• District Periodic Assessments
• Standardized Testing & Reporting Program (STAR)
• California English Language Development Test (CELDT)

Question 31

What is the District Periodic Assessment?

Answer 31

Usually for reading, its 6-8 weeks, end of the unit, ensure that students mastered content, district and state see how they are doing with standards.

Question 32

How do we interpret assessment results? (what do we do with assessments)

Answer 32

• Determine performance levels
• Support Instructional planning
• Support Intervention planning

Question 33

Who and how on communicating assessment results and progress (4)

Answer 33

• When you give results to students - one on one, focus on success, then on improvement (do not post grades around the room, who’s really low and who’s high)
• When you talk to parents - same thing one on one, tell them the data, not what you think, focus on success and needs of improvement
• When you talk to school personal - focus on data, how things are progressing, reasons behind what you are doing.
• District personal - district data and state assessments, what instructional strategies and tools you are using.