Intermediate DRA Intermediate DRA TrainingTraining

Intermediate DRA Intermediate DRA TrainingTraining

Dean RichardsDean Richards

Nuts and bolts

• The purpose of the DRA to diagnose student reading issues and guiding instruction in the classroom

• You need to have a good idea of the instructional level of the student to start the DRA

• You need to read the text before you can score the assessment

• Each student takes about 10 minutes with you.• Each student takes about 30-60 minutes to complete the

DRA• Students with difficulty in writing have a hard time with

the DRA• Each DRA takes 5-10 minutes to assess (to start)

Each grade level has 2 non-fiction selections

Each grade level has 2 fiction selections

Teacher materials

• Teacher selected or student selected

• 3 parts to the assessment

1. Reading Engagement

2. Oral Reading Fluency

3. Comprehension Skills/Strategies

• Total score gives grade level of instructional text

Student select vs. Teacher selected text

Teacher materials

• T: = teacher prompt• Student reads this

aloud with teacher recording errors and doing a miscue analysis

• Do not correct errors or give words that are unknown

• Time students

Teacher materials

• Calculate total time (in seconds)

• DRA recommends a 97% accuracy rate

• Students receives Student Materials and makes out predictions

Student Materials

• Students fill out predictions after reading first page

• This is scored in the Comprehension skills/strategies rubric

• Once the student finished this task, they should finish the story and complete the rest of the packet

Teacher Materials

• Calculate student’s WPM

• Pick rate• Check any noticed

behaviors

Teacher Materials

• This page is just directions and has no information for you to fill in

Teacher Materials

• After student reads fill out all parts of the Teacher Observation Guide

• Accuracy and rate are on page 3 of teacher materials

• Put total score on page one of teacher materials

• Expression and phrasing are your judgment

Although these have story title at the top, they are the same for all stories

Student Materials

• Student reads the rest of the text on their own

• This could take some time. . .

• When student has completed the reading they work on the Student Materials

Student Materials

• Every heading is an area to score on the Teacher observation guide

• The whole packet is counted in the Comprehension Skills/strategies

Student Materials

• Some of the student materials have graphic organizers.

• The student materials go in the same order as the Teacher Observation Guide

Student Materials

• The reflection is often the most difficult to assess

• Metacognitive Awareness is different on each assessment and can be difficult for kids

Teacher Materials

• Each area in Comprehension Skills/Strategies is scored.

• These scores are based on your judgment

• Put total score on page one of teacher materials

Student Materials

• Wide Reading survey must be given to the student

• Could be given whole group

Student Materials

• The goal setting answers are difficult for kids who do not have this language

• Often very general answers “read more” or “read harder books”

Teacher Materials

• Student Reading Survey is scored on the Teacher Observation Sheet under Engagement

• Put total score on page one of teacher materials

Teacher Materials

• Students receive 40 pts for 4th grade material, 50 for 5th grade ect.

• Each of the 3 areas of assessment should be put here

• Total all parts• Total score tells grade

level

Teacher Materials

• Coolest page of all• Based on what you

see pick things that you think would help the child improve

Teacher Materials

• Ways to organize your students you are assessing