Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data

“The goal is to gain enough information about student progress to make effective decisions while minimizing the time spent administering assessments.”

- Joe Torgesen (2006, p.3)

Director Emeritus, FCRR

Goal of Assessment

• Utilize adaptive technology to precisely target student performance levels

• Focus on assessing the skills most predictive of reading success

• Provide connections to instructional strategies to address skill gaps

Minimize testing, maximize data

Efficient, Individualized, Reliable

Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data

Background:

• Developed by the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR)

• Two federal grants focused on efficient measurement of core components of comprehension

• Normative sample of more than 40,000 students in grades pre-K–12

Classical Testing Example

Adaptive Testing Example

RAPID 3–12

Fall / Winter / Spring30 – 45 minutes

1. Which of my students are on track for end-of-year reading success?

2. What are the learner profiles for my students? Which skills should I target in instruction?

3. How has student performance changed over the year and across years?

RAPID reports help answer:

Screener and Diagnostic

Learner Profiles

Measure growth

Lexia RAPID Assessment