Week 10 QRI-5 vs. DIBELS

Reflection on the use of DIBELS and compare it with QRI-5.

Week 8 What contributes to an effective writing program?

Watch video segment (first 13 minutes): http://www.learner.org/workshops/teachreading35/session4/sec2p2.html and answer the following questions.

• Discuss the components of an effective writing program and why they are important.
• How might you rearrange your schedule to create more time for students to write in general and, in particular, for students to write about their personal experiences?
• How can you create ways for students to make personal connections in different subject areas through writing?
• How can student work help you decide which conventions to teach?
• When can you promote student inventions and experimentation with different formats in writing?

Week 7 QRI-5 Administration and Scoring (Practice Case)

Please follow instructions (sent to you via email) to finish this assignment.

Week 6 Informational Comprehension Assessment in Primary Grades (Concepts fo Comprehension Assessment, COCA)

Online Activity:

1. Go to Literacy Achievement Research Center and register for the Informational Strategic Cloze Assessment (ISCA): http://msularc.educ.msu.edu/what-we-do/
2. Each of you would study the Concepts of Comprehension Assessment (COCA) and present in class the assessment tool, procedures, and data interpretation. Post reflection on Blog.

Week 5 Reading & Writing Connection: Christopher Myers, A Writer's Story

Online Session: Reading & Writing Connection: Christopher Myers, A Writer's Story

1. Watch the video clip
2. Post your reflection (relate to your writing project if possible) on blog
3. Generate question(s) for discussion

Week 4 Podcast and Interview

Assignment#1 Online Activity:

1. Go to IRA Podcasts website: http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/Podcasts.aspx
2. Choose a podcast (topic) to your interest
3. Listen to the podcast and post your reflection on the blog
4. Read and comment on each of your peer’s podcast reflection

Assignment#2 Interview Transcript:

1. Interview with teachers, reading teachers or resource room teachers to find out what types of assessment schools use, especially on what is necessary to achieve each assessment purpose (i.e., screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, outcome). In addition, interview with the cooperating teacher using the guiding questions provided here.
2. Transcribe your interview on your blog

 

Week 3 Reader Response to RTI and Assessing Thoughtful Literacy

1. Read the above two articles: one on Response to Intervention and the other on Assessing Thoughtful Literacy.

2. Write a page summary report for each article (focusing on your reflection upon the topics)and post it to your blog.
3. Come up with one question to generate discussion and make sure you also comment on all your peers' questions.