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The DoK Levels added to questions will be reflected in reports. Teachers can easily track and show growth of students understanding in an individual assignment from start to end.

What do individual DoK Levels help you assess?

Level 1: Recall - Focus here is on specific facts, information, details, and procedures e.g specific definitions, details, applies simple steps.

Level 2: Skills and Concepts - Processing of conceptual knowledge, comparing and contrasting, extracting main points, interpreting facts etc. More content knowledge required here than Level 1. Actions require more than one step.

Level 3: Strategic Thinking - Focus is on reasoning based on deep knowledge: which include understanding and rationalizing thoughts, manifesting them into achievable steps. E.g Drawing conclusions from Examples, citing evidence to support a logical argument, concept based explanations.

Level 4: Extended Thinking - Focus is on applying complex reasoning, experimental design, and planning over an extended period of time. It requires extended investigation (research) and time to process information and problem solving. Students are required to make multiple connections, relate ideas to specific content area(s), and select an approach from among many as a solution.

Download the PDF Depth of Knowledge Question Stems.

To learn more about the DoK framework, you can refer to Brenda Matthews' presentation:
Brenda Mathew's DoK framework
Add Depth of Knowledge Levels:

STEP 1: Select "Options" then "Add DoK"

STEP 2: Select the DoK Level you want

View a student's proficiency by DoK Level in your Student Reports [Team Plan]

This will give you real-time metrics on how your students are engaging with texts and how they are performing by DoK Levels.

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The DoK Levels added to questions will be reflected in reports. Teachers can easily track and show growth of students understanding in an individual assignment from start to end. What do individual DoK Levels help you assess? Level 1: Recall - Focus here is on specific facts, information, details, and procedures e.g specific definitions, details, applies simple steps.

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Norman Webb's Depth of Knowledge model can help teachers create learning opportunities that hit a variety of complexity levels. It is a framework for evaluating the level of complex thinking required to complete a task.

The four levels of the Depth Of Knowledge framework.

From Now THAT'S a Good Question! by Erik Francis

DOK level 1: Recall. What is the knowledge? Who? What? When? Where?

DOK level 2: Skill/concept. How can the knowledge be used? How can you arrive at the answer?

DOK level 3: Strategic thinking. Why does it happen the way it does? How/why could the knowledge be used?

DOK level 4: Extended thinking. How else could you use the knowledge? What can you design, develop, do with it?

This DOK model provides us with a guide as we develop lessons that create opportunities for complex thinking. And it is a useful tool for evaluating the level of rigor we are adding to our lessons.
But we don't need to be at DOK level 4 all of the time.
In his article Using Webb's Depth of Knowledge to Increase Rigor, Gerald Aungst states, "DOK levels are not sequential. Students need not fully master content with Level 1 tasks before doing Level 2 tasks. In fact, giving students an intriguing Level 3 task can provide context and motivation for engaging in the more routine learning at Levels 1 and 2."

So how do we provide opportunities for students to complete tasks at all DOK levels? And what are the best strategies and activities at each depth of knowledge level?

In a past #Ditchbook chat, we asked the community to share their best strategies or activities to help students at each DOK level. And once again they came through!

Below you will find 30 activities for ANY Depth of Knowledge level. Note that the personalized instruction before, during, and after these activities can take an activity from one level to another. Also, be sure to check out this Wakelet collection to see the entire chat.

30 activities for ANY DOK level

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Webb's Depth of Knowledge model is a useful tool for evaluating our lessons. What are the best strategies or activities to help students at each DOK level? Here are lots of ideas.

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You're trying to figure out how to improve reading scores on standardized tests for your elementary students.

You've come to the right place.

The topic of standardized testing in elementary schools is not my favorite subject, but I realize they're not going away anytime soon.

Sometimes the best way to deal with something is to learn how to cope with it the best way possible.

Saying that...

I want to help you improve your students' standardized reading test scores.

I don't have a magic potion, but I do have real solutions that actually work!

During my teaching career, the majority of my students did very well on standardized tests.

In fact, in one school in which I taught for four years, my students' reading and math standardized test scores were among the highest in the elementary.

And not just high in real numbers but in growth, which for me is the most important factor.

I didn't have the "smart" kids ( quite the contrary, I always got "those kids" with defiance and academic issues), and I didn't have a small class size or some special inside knowledge about the test.

What I had were instructional strategies that I had honed from years of administering those darn standardized tests.

Once I put those strategies into practice consistently and strategically, the results were amazing!

To give your students an even better shot at rocking their standardized tests, check out these other elementary test prep resources.

My Tips for Improving Reading Standardized Test Scores

This article lists the 15 strategies I implemented in order to improve standardized reading test scores of my elementary students (3rd and 4th graders).

I'm hoping that you have some aha moments along the way.

Here's what you can do to maximize students' success with reading standardized tests...

1. Review Previous Year Exams.

First things first...

If possible, get your hands on your students reading standardized test scores from the previous year.

Review those scores carefully.

Take note of patterns and trends that are consistent among your learners.

Doing this gives you an idea of which standards they are strong in and those objectives which may require further reinforcement.

Take note of any striking highs or lows, particularly of any individual students.

Previous standardized test scores provide a decent foundation from which to begin planning your literacy block.

The reading objectives that your students didn't do well in can serve as the target of your mini-lessons for guided reading.

2. Create a Simplified Scope and Sequence.

Conquering standardized testing begins with the mindset that success starts at the beginning of the school year, not a few weeks before the actual exam.

Most schools have a scope and sequence which can be quite long and wordy. It can easily overwhelm, so take those objectives and simplify them.

If you look closely at an upper elementary reading standardized test that focuses on comprehension, it generally tests a combination of the following literacy skills:

Cause and Effect

Character Traits

Compare and Contrast

Context Clues

Determining Author's Purpose (Be sure to teach author's purpose beyond pie.)

Drawing Conclusions

Fact and Opinion

Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Figurative vs. Literal Language

Genre Features

Inferring

Making Connections

Making Predictions

Meta-Cognitive Strategies (e.g. Visualizing, Monitoring for Meaning, Questioning, etc.)

Multiple Meaning Words

Point of View

Retelling

Sequencing

Story elements

Summarizing

Take the literacy skills that will be tested and schedule them in your plan book, each during a different week.

Some skills need more than a week, so consider that.

This scope and sequence is simply a guide to keep you on track. The goal is to introduce each objective at least once within a certain time frame, say within the first two quarters of the school year.

In addition to introducing the skills, teach the learning objectives to students in different formats.

Take compare and contrast for example.

Everyone teaches the Venn Diagram, which is good, but students may have to compare and contrast in different ways like within a T-chart or simply by retelling the differences.

So it's a good idea to use a variety of structures.

Take a look at the objectives that will be tested on the standardized test, and strategically plan your lessons around those targeted objectives.

Create a timeline, and give yourself a time frame so that you stay on track!

Teaching literacy concepts is an ongoing process.

After teaching each skill/strategy, sprinkle it in any lesson wherever it fits naturally.

This is what I call spiraling.

Reading about finding the main idea? Maybe the story also lends itself to multiple-meaning words.

Practicing retelling using a step-by-step article?

That's a great time to also discuss sequencing!

My students and I were always making connections like this.

I would also spiral concepts during read alouds ( think alouds), through literacy centers, and morning meeting.

Morning meeting was the absolutely best!

Just like math corner, I had a language arts corner that we "did" first thing in the morning for about 10 minutes.

I had a pocket chart with 4-6 different literacy-based activities that were quick, strategically skill-focused, and to the point.

It was kind of like an interactive daily oral language.

Everyone gathered on the carpet, and through reciprocal teaching and discussion, we reviewed targeted literacy concepts.

I swapped activities every once and a while, depending on the needs of the class.

The kids really loved language arts morning meeting activity time, and it worked tremendously to reinforce reading standards on a daily basis!

4. Incorporate Literature Circles and Author Studies.

In my experiences, it has taken about a semester to introduce and target well each literacy objective at least once.

Starting second semester, I begin literature circle groups or author studies with the kids.

Within these groups, reading skills and strategies are covered in-depth through various types of literary genres.

Students participate in reciprocal teaching which is a great way for them to demonstrate their "expertise" to peers.

Having students understand their roles within literature circles shouldn't be a problem at this point since all skills have already been covered thoroughly.

While students actively participate in these discussion groups, the teacher's role is one of facilitator - taking anecdotal notes and assisting groups as needed.

This is a great time to observe which skills students are grasping and which need further reinforcement via guided reading.

5. Teach Using Novel Units.

In lieu of literature circles, novel units are also wonderful to target a variety of reading skills all in one place.

A single chapter hits SO many targeted skills~what great practice for the kids!

It takes a bit of prep to plan activities and lessons around the targeted reading skills with a chapter book, but it's well worth the time and effort!

To work smarter in order to save time and sanity, my grade-level colleagues and I divided the work and then exchanged activities/lessons.

That worked like a charm!

One of my favorite books to do this with is James and the Giant Peach. It covers so many learning objectives, and students love it!

Choose whichever book meets your objectives and is of interest to your students.

I taught novel units whole group.

Yep!

I taught the whole class using the same book.

Because we read the text within various formats, high readers were challenged as well as those who struggle a bit.

How did I differentiate?

I met with small groups and one-on-one when needed.

Whole group was also effective in minimizing the stigma that some kids have when it comes to using different leveled books.

No one needed to feel bad for being in the "special reading group", and stronger readers need not feel weird standing out as reading above grade level.

For these novel units, we all enjoyed the same book.

There were no "harder" or "easier" book choices during this time.

Everyone was successful using the same text, and I differentiated as needed.

I always chose books that lend themselves to variety of reading strategies~especially those that will show up on those reading standardized tests.

Instructing using novel units works best after you've taught all reading skills at least a few times.

That's way I only did these novel units during second semester.

6. Guide Students in Writing "Growth" Goals.

What good are all of these strategies if there's no buy-in or input from students?

At the beginning of the school year, I talk to my students about the importance of growing academically.

That doesn't directly mean standardized testing, but it's easily applied to this area.

To help them visualize their successes and target their weaknesses, together we created academic goals using simple goal sheets, charts, and graphs.

My fourth and fifth graders had access to their previous year standardized test scores and would make goals based on those results.

Because the focus was on growth and not a standard number, each goal sheet was custom to each child.

From these goals, students knew what areas they needed to focus on in the coming weeks and months.

We revisited and revised our "growth" goals every quarter.

The process of writing and reflecting on these "growth" goals was super powerful, and parents loved the idea!

7. Encourage Parental Support.

Speaking of parents, their support is a significant piece of the puzzle.

Back-to-School night is your chance to communicate the importance of the standardized exam and to explain the power of working together to help their child achieve their goals.

Through the years, I've learned that many parents simply don't know how to help their kids be successful academically at school.

If this is the case at your school, share specific strategies that parents could use at home to support their child's reading proficiency and test preparation process.

Parents really appreciate this information, and this gesture also helps them to understand the structure plus importance of scoring well on the reading standardized exam.

Involving parents also discourages too many absences and tardies on the students' part.

8. Differentiate Homework.

Based on individual student goals and needs, differentiate homework.

You may think that takes too much time, but with planning, it works very well and is very much appreciated by parents.

Not all students need help with the same concepts.

I had about 4-5 different literacy activities that I gave for homework.

They were similar to literacy centers.

They weren't the "return the next day" type of homework assignments but rather project-based learning activities that encourage higher-order thinking.

These homework activities/projects targeted a variety of reading skills and encouraged students to review information authentically.

This in turn reinforced skills that would be presented on the reading standardized tests.

9. Strategize with Anchor Charts.

If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know how much I love a well-crafted anchor chart when it's used strategically.

I use these bad boys like crazy to support literacy instruction.

Readers' and writers' workshop aren't complete without a few anchor charts thrown in.

When you have a classroom full of readers who need your attention at almost every second, you've got to have some help.

Anchor charts are definitely your co-pilot.

With the right training and guidance, students will use these instructional tools to support their learning.

Though anchor charts aren't allowed during the actual reading standardized test, they're like the training wheels students need to get going.

After a while, once they know concepts well enough, they don't need the charts as much.

10. Read Books Aloud from Variety of Genres to Create Shared Experiences.

So many of my elementary learners had limited life experiences, and books were a way to bridge those gaps.

You never know what scenarios the stories within the standardized tests will cover, so exposing students to a variety of experiences helps.

Don't live in a climate where it snows?

No problem, books can help you with that!

A cultural difference that's unique to a certain region of the U.S?

Books can help with that, too!

Once I was reading with a student, and one of the reading comprehension questions was...
"As the plane began to climb higher and higher, why did the main character say the buildings started to look like ants?"
The student was baffled.

But what a great teachable moment!

He had never traveled on an airplane and consequently had a hard time making the connection.

In another situation, a student asked the meaning of bumper sticker.

The term was very relevant to the main idea of the story, so again, another teachable moment.

As educators, we can't control what experiences our students have outside of school, but we can bring parts of the world to them through books!

These shared experiences increase their schema and prior knowledge which are essential for higher-level reading comprehension.

Books do a beautiful job of creating and expanding experiences for children, and this is so important for kids with limited cultural and life experiences outside of school.

11. Use Test-Targeted Instructional Strategies.

In addition to the aforementioned strategies, I used two test-targeted instructional strategies that are 'DA BOMB!

They are fabulous and really work to help your students tackle test questions like a pro!

The Prove It reading strategy encourages learners to defend their responses to comprehension questions and statements with specific evidence from the text or prior knowledge.

Additionally, students mastering the Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) method method is equally powerful and helps them answer questions based on the complexity of the question.

The Prove It reading strategy and QAR method will help your elementary test-takers CRUSH the reading standardized tests!

12. Design Bulletin Boards Around Learning Objectives.

Strategically use bulletin boards as learning tools to highlight important reading concepts.

I used every single one of my boards to reflect a reading concept ( or whichever objective I was targeting).

And the best part is that all of them were student-designed!

13. Give Constructive Feedback.

For formal classroom assessments, I always wrote detailed feedback to students.

The students looked forward to the feedback.

It helped them to see the areas in which they were soaring (yeah!) plus target areas for improvement.

Constructive feedback encourages students to self-reflect on what they are doing well and what they need to improve.

This feedback also serves as anecdotal evidence that you can potentially use when drafting your quarterly report card comments.

At some point before the test is administered, it's a good idea to review the format of the test with students.

This saves time during the actual exam because then they don't have to use needed time trying to figure out the structure of the exam.

This step is especially important for grade levels with students who are being formally tested using standardized exams for the very first time, usually 3rd grade.

Older students will already have an idea of what to expect.

15. Deliver Good 'Ole Fashioned Instruction.

Even with all of these strategies, nothing beats good instruction.

What's "good" is subjective, but as long as you're giving your best, don't stress it.

Your best has to be enough!

And this goes for the kids, too.

As long as they are giving their very best, that's enough.

Wrapping Up: How To Improve Reading Scores on Standardized Tests.

This article has got you covered!

Boosting standardized reading test scores of elementary students is no small feat, but it can be done.

These strategies helped my students rock the test, and I'm sure they'll benefit your kiddos, too.

Happy teaching and learning

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The Mom Behind the Blog:

Growing up, my experience and encounters with math included lots of rules and formulas to memorize and seemingly disconnected ideas. I was told, "Do it like this, because this is how you do it." But no one ever told me why. I loved math, but I wanted to understand it more deeply. I wanted to know why you " do it like this." As I began studying math education, all my previous notions about how to teach math were turned upside down. I began to learn new approaches and began to feel excited about math and all the wonderful ways I was going to engage students. I felt a renewed sense of passion, and was ready to enter the classroom, determined to show kids that math is fun, interesting and relevant.

All my zeal and excitement was not enough to sustain me, however, once the reality of teacher life set in. All I wanted to do was plan fun and meaningful math lessons. Instead, I spent an inordinate amount of time in "professional development," on the phone with parents, grading papers and sitting in pointless meetings. I was exhausted and had no time left to plan or create the lessons I wanted to teach. I often resorted to pre-made worksheets to teach new topics, and was then told that discipline problems were because the lessons were boring.
Life as a teacher is hard. I know I can't serve lunch duty for you, or grade your papers, but I can provide you with resources to teach in a way that makes sense and pushes your kids to think, making your lesson planning just a little bit easier.
Here are some great places to start as you look for math lessons, games and helpful strategies:
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"I love your resources and your philosophy; math should be fun. We use math every day, all-around us. A day without math could not exist! Your site has already been shared with my staff here and my friends at other schools." ~Andrea

"As you know every child understands maths differently. I moved to Australia 17 years ago, however I do not have schooling background under the Australian education system. This makes it harder when I am helping the kids at home. So seeing these fun tips on your site really helps me jazz up teaching maths to my kids and they love it because it is fun...and I love it too." ~Jeya

I LOVE hearing from readers, parents and teachers from around the world!

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Can't wait to "meet" you!

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- We are going to suggest that the Special Ed teacher take care of the screening for extra kiddos (like 3rd/4th grade students that teachers think might have fallen through the cracks) because they should have access to everyone on the rosters in NWEA.

-REMINDER: You will need to add the test summary percentage of the NWEA checklists to the Dyslexia spreadsheet that was sent to you.  Unfortunately, after contacting NWEA, there isn't an overall report for these checklists.  You will need to either write down the percentage as students finish their test and input the percentage in the spreadsheet or you will need to go to each student's test summary for each test and record it.

Also, don't forget, you will need to send the Arkansas screener and Words Their Way spelling test to us.  We are now located at the CEC.

-FYI from Staley for Special Ed: In regard to our students, K - 2, with special needs.

It is a case conference committee's decision as to whether the student should be screened.  The stance of the district is that a student identified SLD in reading is likely exempt from the screening process because they've already been identified.  However, a student could be screened if the CCC feels that the process could provide additional information.

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Wonders assessment scores can be accessed through the student's ConnectED account by the parent, if the teacher has provided scoresheet access to the student. Student scoresheet access options are chosen by the teacher within the assessment settings when assigned.
Instructions for logging on at home are attached.

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-Khan Academy Mappers can be used with your NWEA scores for remediation.  It does sync up with Google Classroom.

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Though Daily 5 is a flexible framework, certain elements are essential to its integrity and success. These elements fit into four stages: Understand, Prepare, Teach, and Support. The self-assessment is not intended to be used for evaluative purposes, but as a tool to help you assess your knowledge and application of each element and its supporting behaviors.