5145 Fall 2018 by Hannah Dostal https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18 en-us 2018-08-30 19:47:32 UTC 2026-01-06 07:59:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276755891 Running records is something I did in my student teaching placement last year. However, I do not think I’ve used any other forms of literally assessments.]]> 2018-08-30 21:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276755891 devon_castiello https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756149 I have done running records in student teaching but have very little experience with any other reading assessments. ]]> 2018-08-30 21:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756149 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756168 I have used literacy assessments as beginning of the year, middle of the year and end of the year probes to help teachers understand their students and track progress/ monitor and create intervention groups based on that data.]]> 2018-08-30 21:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756168 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756242 I've used STAR testing as a formal assessment of my students, to see what their reading level is. Otherwise, I haven't used much else for literacy assessment. (Definitely why this class will be so helpful!)

]]> 2018-08-30 21:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756242 DRA alexandra_losi https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756248 During my first year of teaching our district utilized DRA's as benchmark assessments for students fluency, accuracy, expression, and comprehension 

]]> 2018-08-30 21:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756248 ganderson29 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756303 I've used in class running records, fluency screens, words their way, to determine student levels and areas for growth]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756303 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756311 A goal of mine would be to know how to use literacy assessments correctly in a way where I know the assessment I am giving is actually going to test my students’ learning.]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756311 During my literacy internship program for my Master's Degree, I had to take a course on diagnosing learning disabilities and we had to conduct a case study. We studied how to use Words Their Way, we used the Observation Survey book for running records, and we also used the QRI. Currently, I have been using Words Their Way in my classroom the past 4 years. https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756352 2018-08-30 21:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756352 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756356 I have worked with running records

]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756356 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756384 My personal goals for this course include how to use these informal assessments to not only drive my instruction, but form meaningful sessions based on the data.]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756384 devon_castiello https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756411 I am interested in becoming more comfortable with and knowledgeable of assessments and how I can use the data from them to improve my instruction.]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756411 ganderson29 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756447 I'd like to be able to analyze my students as readers when their needs aren't as clear. I want to be able to comfortable using a variety of assessments in my classroom.]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756447 Literacy Assessments https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756450 I have also used running records as assessments along with district wide assessments and formal assessments such as F&P, DRA, Words Their Way. ]]> 2018-08-30 21:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756450 Running Records alexandra_losi https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756468 My district currently uses Running Records, both formal and authentic, as benchmark assessments, along with sight word and fluency screen. During a course last spring semester we became familiar with the observations survey ]]> 2018-08-30 21:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756468 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756485 I would like to learn more about assessments other than the ones we have been exposed to in order to better assess my students abilities]]> 2018-08-30 21:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756485 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756553 I guess figuring out which assessment to use and when... ]]> 2018-08-30 21:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756553 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756615 I want to find more ways to assess my students so that I can not only inform my instruction, but so I can really see what my students are missing. ]]> 2018-08-30 21:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756615 I would like to know more about how to use this assessment in my reading classroom, and how to use this effectively. yu_4_li https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756623 2018-08-30 21:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756623 I have used running records, DRA, and Words Their Way https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756631 2018-08-30 21:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756631 Something that I would like to learn is how to diagnose a reading disability. I have taken courses in the past, but I feel out of practice with how to diagnose a reading disability. I am also really interested in exploring different assessments to help me help my students become better readers https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756654 2018-08-30 21:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756654 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756687 How do schools decided which assessments are required to be used on every student]]> 2018-08-30 21:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756687 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756768 I have used informal and formal assessments in my student teaching and when I taught eighth grade reading. I also used literacy rubrics and informal assessments to assess my prekindergarten students. Currently I use running record in the LLI program I use as a paraprofessional.]]> 2018-08-30 21:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756768 ganderson29 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756774 what are the best kinds of assessments to use in terms of reading comprehension?]]> 2018-08-30 21:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756774 devon_castiello https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756779 When should I use certain assessments? Are there aspects of literacy that are not easily assessed ?]]> 2018-08-30 21:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756779 alexandra_bendett https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756787 I have used assessment such as running records and the PSI as benchmark assessments. I have also used other assessments such as QPS, spell checks and fluency checks to monitor my students’ progress, and to inform my instruction.]]> 2018-08-30 21:22:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756787 I would like to learn about different types of assessments to use to help my students https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756839 2018-08-30 21:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756839 Goals https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756840 One goal for this course is to become more knowledgeable about assessments and how to use them in the general classroom setting as well as small groups and how those assessments will drive my instruction for learners in multiple grade levels and reading levels.]]> 2018-08-30 21:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756840 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756875 How can we decide if an assessment score is valid for a student?]]> 2018-08-30 21:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756875 alexandra_losi https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756893 I would like to learn how to incorporate these assessments into my current practice in order to give my students the instruction that they need ]]> 2018-08-30 21:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756893 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756921 How do you determine which assessment would be a good fit for a student and/or an area of reading that a student struggles with? Validity I guess?]]> 2018-08-30 21:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756921 Is this assessment fit for every student? yu_4_li https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756993 2018-08-30 21:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276756993 Literacy Assessments https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757008 I have administered running records, QRI, and observed students taking the STAR computerized assessment. In previous courses for 102/097 I have been introduced to the Observational Study and Concepts about print.

]]> 2018-08-30 21:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757008 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757085 How do I know which assessment will be best for a specific student

]]> 2018-08-30 21:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757085 Questions on literacy assessments https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757125 How do I know which assessment will work best? 

]]> 2018-08-30 21:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757125 alexandra_bendett https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757138 I would like to learn how to better investigate a student and to determine/rule out that they may have a reading disability. Also, I would like to become more confident administering assessments with struggling readers in my class to learn more about them as readers. ]]> 2018-08-30 21:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757138 devon_castiello https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757142 Are we expected to have background experience with assessments or is it okay if this is our first real learning experience with them?]]> 2018-08-30 21:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757142 ganderson29 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757187 what assessments are best for progress monitoring students]]> 2018-08-30 21:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757187 alexandra_losi https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757288 For the Case Study, it reads that we will identify a set of assessments to use in our first meeting with the student. Do these assessments include the QRI and Observational Survey or are we determining these assessments on our own? ]]> 2018-08-30 21:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757288 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757291 I would like to analyze the assessments that we are currently using as a district to see that they are measuring what they are supposed to and that we can learn a lot about our students from them. ]]> 2018-08-30 21:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757291 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757325 I want to reacquaint myself with assessments I learned during my undergraduate and graduate literacy courses and become more knowledgeable about new assessments.]]> 2018-08-30 21:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757325 We use STAR in my district as a school wide assessment, we use dibels, I've given running records, DRA's, Fauntas and Pinnell testing, Accelerated Reader, and new this year, we will be replacing STAR with iReady. https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757328 2018-08-30 21:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757328 alexandra_bendett https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757353 Which assessments are best used for targeting each component of the 5 pillars]]> 2018-08-30 21:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757353 Personal Goals https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757429 I would like to learn where to begin with informal assessments of students. For example, why would I start with QRI rather than Observational Study? Does grade level drive assessment or does individual student background? Or both?]]> 2018-08-30 21:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757429 Questions https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757470 Can this case study be done on students that are not quite reading yet? ]]> 2018-08-30 21:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757470 alexandra_bendett https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757513 Would you recommend buying the QRI book to have personally even if it is available from colleagues? ]]> 2018-08-30 21:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757513 Questions about Literacy Assessment https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757691 How do informal and formal literacy assessments work together to inform a reading instruction plan for students?

]]> 2018-08-30 21:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757691 https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757810 Are deadlines for the case study somewhat flexible? ]]> 2018-08-30 21:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757810 Course questions https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757893 Is there a preferred place to complete assignments digitally - in Google Docs or Word? ]]> 2018-08-30 21:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahdostal/5145Dostal18/wish/276757893