Florida Assessments for Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Instruction in Reading Developed in partnership with Florida Department of Education JRF! Leadership Conference June 29 & 30th, 2008 Barbara Foorman, Ph.D. Leilani Sáez, Ph.D., Anne Bishop, Ph.D., & Denver Raney, M.Ed. Florida Center for Reading Research
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Florida Assessments for Florida Assessments for Instruction in ReadingInstruction in Reading
Developed in partnership with Florida Department of Education
JRF! Leadership ConferenceJune 29 & 30th, 2008
Barbara Foorman, Ph.D.Leilani Sáez, Ph.D., Anne Bishop, Ph.D., & Denver Raney, M.Ed.
Florida Center for Reading Research
Cultivating Success for Reading: Our Plan for Today
• Share an overview of the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading
• Discuss:– Who will take it– What are the key components– When it is administered– How it supports students and teachers
Why – The Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading
The FL Assessments for Instruction in Reading provide:
– A balance of assessment of learning with assessment for learning
– Early identification of students most likely to be successful with well-planned instruction
– Uniform set of measures across 3-12 for teachers to guide instruction
– Comprehensive set of measures in K-2 focusing on all inter-related elements of learning to read
Comprehensive assessment is key to providing effective reading instruction
5 Inter-related Elements of Reading
1. Phonemic Awareness- understanding that words are made up of particular sounds
2. Phonics- knowing how to apply sound rules to written word parts
3. Fluency- reading text accurately and with a natural speed
4. Vocabulary- knowing the meaning of words and related concepts
5. Text Comprehension- understanding text that is read
The 5 Elements of Reading: Critical to The 5 Elements of Reading: Critical to Assessment Assessment ANDAND Instruction Instruction
The Informal Diagnostic Toolkit (3-The Informal Diagnostic Toolkit (3-12)12)
• Instructional Level RC Passages• Phonics and Word Analysis Inventory• Sight Word Inventory• Passage-specific Teacher Q & R Templates
WHAT are the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading?
WHEN are the Florida Assessments for Instruction in
Reading Taken?AssessmentPeriod
1 (Sept)
OPM AssessmentPeriod
2(Jan)
OPM AssessmentPeriod
3(Apr)
Screen 3-5 min per student
3-5 min per student
3-5 min per student
BDI 10-15 min per task
10-15 min per task
10-15 min per task
TDI Time variesby student
Time variesby student
Time variesby student
Same assessment windows as in previous years
HOW does using the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Support Students
& Teachers?• Comprehensive
assessment system
1. Phonemic Awareness
2. Phonics
3. Fluency
4. Vocabulary
5. Text Comprehension
6. Orthographic Skills (Spelling)
K-2 3-12
*
* embedded in text comprehension
HOW is Using the Florida Assessments for Instruction in
Reading Beneficial?• Precise ability placement for Reading
Comprehension tasks
K-2: Word List placement into RC passages
3-12: Adaptive placement into RC passages
• Internet-based options
K-2: PDA device may be used for task administration 3-12: Screen and Targeted Diagnostic Inventory tasks
on computer
HOW is Using the Florida Assessments for Instruction in
Reading Beneficial?• Access to the PMRN system for recording student
scores
K-2: Scores can be entered by hand or via PDA 3-12: Scores are automatically sent to the PMRN via the
computerized task administration
• Teacher website for guiding instruction will be available
Ideas for grouping students by instructional need will be available
Links to appropriate instructional routines, based upon student score results, will be available
HOW is Using the Florida Assessments for Instruction in
Reading Beneficial?• Screen tasks are directly related to Florida
Sunshine State Standards and predict end of year performance on the Stanford Achievement Test (K-2) or FCAT (3-12)
• Strong psychometric test properties form the basis of all of the assessments
All reading comprehension and oral reading fluency tasks use equating methods to put passages on the same scale so that fluency scores are meaningful.
K-2 Assessment Sample Paper Administration
• Clear, easy to use student score form
• Scores can be entered into the PMRN
• Immediate display of raw score performance
K-2 Assessment Sample PDA Administration
<<Reading Comprehension>> Passage
Name: <<John MacKinnon>>
User is navigated to the Item pages and timer is stopped.
LOCK
Chores are the jobs I do for my mom and dad at home. I have chores
that I must do every weekday.
My first chore is to make my bed. It is not hard. I try not to
mess up my bed when I get in it at night. Then all I have to do is pull the
covers over the top of the sheets.
After I eat my meal at night, my next chore is to feed the dog. I
take the dog on a run too. I like to be with the dog, so this chore is fun!
The one chore that can be hard is the one on Saturday. I do
not know what it will be. Last week, I had to rake and bag the leaves in
the yard. One time I had to wash the dog. This Saturday Dad and I will
User will click on words read incorrectly.
DONE
EXITRemains on screen after teacher overrides 10% stop rule. Navigates the user to the administrative stop page.
If student reads incorrectly an as yet determined number of words in the first line of text, navigate to the Administrative Stop page.
If student reads incorrectly 10% of the total number of words in the passage, pause the timer and display text and navigation below the scrollable region of the page.
CONTINUE
This student has read 10% of the words in this passage incorrectly. Would you like to continue with the passage or exit?