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Hey there, folks, I'm Betsy from Classroom Caboodle
Today, I'm going to give you 8 tips for effective DRA's
or Development Reading Assessments
Alright, so I know that we all have to give those
individual reading assessments to our students,
a few times a year
and I'm going to give you my 8 tips for having that process go smoothly
and positively in your classroom
the No. 1 tip I have for you is to set expectations for the process,
kind of walk through out with your kids and what you expect them to do
when they are doing an individual reading process
and so my No. 2 tip is to model that process for the students,
show them the materials that they will be accessing
and what you expect them to do
and the 3rd tip, be enthusiastic,
I know this individual reading assessment may not be your favorite
but this is a great way for you to get to know your kids better
and you can be enthusiastic about that
because your job as a teacher is to help each one of your students
to become a better reader and we can get excited about that
No. 4, just remember, kids got nervous,
that one on one time with teacher can be intimidating
so when you have a one on one time with your students,
first, take a few seconds, get them talking about the book
that they are going to be reading and it helps them settle down a little bit
kind of just do a background knowledge check or something
just to let them relax a little bit before they start reading
No. 5,
you need to individualize what each child reads
and do this individual reading assessment one on one,
I know there are some teachers out there who
just give every kid in the class the same thing to read
and to complete the paper work that goes with it and
they just pull them up to do a random fluency check,
I don't think that is getting the most of the idea, right?
I think you really need to think about which selection
you're gonna have each child read
and give him the opportunity to do their fluency reading
with you and do really be intentionable about that one on one time
tip No. 6, don't take shortcuts in your individual reading assessments,
you know the data that you're gonna get from your students
are more important that the time it takes to do them one on one
besides how else do you know what to teach your kids unless you
get that data from them and the most complete data is gonna guide
your teaching practices all the better
No. 7,
assess all of your students not just your low kids,
there are some policies in place in some districts where
you only have to do all kids at the beginning of the year and the end of the year
and then you only do your low kids mid year,
I think that's labeling those kids and making them stand out
because they struggle with reading, I say, every kid wants to know that
that they're growing throughout the year so you do them all,
it's a great way to maintain that relationship with your kids, anyway
and then No. 8, this is really important,
celebrate,
celebrate the growth that each child has, even if it's just a little bit of growth,
you need to be able to highlight what's going well for your class
and make sure the students take pride in it
and they'll take ownership of it and they'll push themselves
to even greater reading skills,
so, those are my 8 tips for great individual reading assessments or DRA's
give it a go, see ya next time