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DRA2
Developmental
Reading Assessment
Training Course
Prepared for Carroll I.S.D.
by Donna Edwards
C.A.R.E. Reading Specialist
Elementary Lead Teacher
Items Needed
DRA2 Teacher Guide
Highlighter
Pen or Pencil
Post-it Notes
Take a moment to gather
your materials. We will take
a 30 second pause.
Goals
Gain knowledge about the DRA2
Developmental Reading Assessment
Learn how to use your assessment
materials and follow the DRA2
assessment procedures
Prepare for the initial assessment and
use the data collected
Assessment Components
Carroll I.S.D.
DRA2 Developmental
Reading Assessment
Fox in a Box Literacy
Assessment
How will DRA2 help you guide your
students to become
proficient, enthusiastic readers?
DRA2 provides:
A method for assessing and documenting
students’ reading development over time.
Help in determining each student’s
independent reading level
Help in identifying what the student needs
to learn next
Overview
Given three times a year (BOY,
MOY, EOY)
Assessments are conducted during
one-on-one reading conferences
Students read specially selected
texts, as teachers record data
Student writing component for
levels 28 and above
Rationale
DRA2 assesses student performance in
the following areas of reading
proficiency:
Reading engagement
Oral reading fluency
Comprehension
Implications for Teaching
Provides teachers with information to:
Find appropriate books for students at their independent reading level
Group students for guided reading instruction
Monitor and document change over time in each student’s reading
Identify students working below proficiency that need intervention
Good Readers and DRA2
DRA2 was designed with a focus on
the characteristics and behaviors of
good readers
(Detailed information about these
characteristics and behaviors can
be found on pages 7-9 in your DRA2
Teacher Guide)
Assessment Guidelines
Comprehension is checked orally for levels 4-
24
Comprehension is checked from written
responses for levels 28 and above
Oral reading is timed for a fluency check for
levels 14 and above
Responses to predictions are recorded:
by the teacher for levels 18-38
by the student for levels 40 and above
Components of DRA2
Mark your book
Assessment forms begin on p. 19
Teacher Observation Guide
Teacher Observation Guide
Continuum
NF continuum
Focus for Instruction
Turn in your book to the Focus for Instruction
section found on:
Page 25 in the K-3 Teacher Guide
Page 27 in the Grades 4-8 Teacher Guide
Student Booklet for level 28
and above
Preparing for Assessment
Select the DRA2 benchmark books needed
Make copies of each assessment form needed
Assemble assessment materials
Review or learn how to take and analyze a running record
Read all the Benchmark Assessment Books that you will be using
Assessment
ASSESSMENT
Steps for conducting the assessment:
Give the student a choice of books
Ask student the reading engagement questions and record responses
Introduce book and observe picture walk (levels 4-16)
Introduce book and show student where to stop reading before making predictions (levels 18 and above)
Time oral reading (levels 14 and above)
ASSESSMENT When oral reading is finished, have student
close book while you record oral reading time on chart. Then calculate the number of errors and record on chart.
Select descriptors on continuum that best describe student’s oral reading expression and phrasing
Read prediction prompt and record responses (levels 18-38). Students record predictions (level 40 and above)
ASSESSMENT Read prompt for student to finish reading book
Read retelling prompt and record responses (levels 4-24)
Read interpretation and reflection prompts and record responses (levels 4-24)
Students record their responses after reading (levels 28 and above)-book can be open
Use information from Teacher Observation Guide (all levels) and Student booklet (levels 28 and above) to choose descriptors on continuum.
ASSESSMENT
Total scores in Oral Reading Fluency
section and record on front of Teacher
Observation Guide
Total scores in Comprehension section
and record on front of Teacher
Observation Guide
Mark your book
Record of oral reading guidelines
p. 143
Importance of Strictly
Observing DRA2 Guidelines
Follow assessment procedures
as written
Mark documents consistently
Score assessments uniformly
Retelling Descriptors
Advanced
Includes all important events
from the beginning, middle,
and end in sequence
Refers to all characters by
name and includes all
important details
Retelling Descriptors
Independent
Includes most of the important
events from the beginning,
middle, and end, generally in
sequence
Refers to most characters by
name and includes some
important details
Retelling Descriptors
Instructional
Includes at least 3 events,
generally in random order
(partial retelling)
Refers to characters using
appropriate pronouns; includes
at least 1 detail; may include
some misinterpretation
Retelling Descriptors
Intervention
Includes only 1 or 2 events or
details (limited retelling)
Refers to characters using
general pronouns; may include
incorrect information
Mark your book
Oral response examples p. 78
Mark your book
Written response examples begin on
p. 88
CISD DRA2 document with expected
levels and ceilings for each grade level
CISD DRA2 document with expected levels
and ceilings for each grade level
CISD DRA2 document with expected
levels and ceilings for each grade level
Additional Assessment Tips
Assess struggling students later in the
assessment window
Record as much as possible on
assessment documents
Put the date and your name on the
assessment
Make sure scores are within the
Independent range
Mark Your Book
The Moving Into Instruction section in the
DRA2 Teacher Guide begins on page 120
in both versions.
Additional Materials
Training DVD
DRA2 Word Analysis Teacher Guide
DRA2 Word Analysis Student Book
DRA2 Word Analysis Training CD
DRA2 Progress Monitoring Assessment Teacher Guide
DRA2 Progress Monitoring Assessment CD
In Appreciation
Ellen Bruder AsterAngie Bakke
Heather BurgessBrenda ClardyAndy EdwardsSuzanne Newell
Casey StappCori Williams
Lisa Young
Best Wishes for a
Wonderful Year!
Go Dragons!
Assessment Link
Please remember to complete the
assessment for this course in Eduphoria to
receive credit.
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