Developmental Developmental Reading Reading

AssessmentAssessment

DRA Background

•In 1983, the US Department of Education published A Nation At Risk, a report that describes the reading ability of students.

•Results showed the “rising tide of mediocrity,” suggesting that public

schools did not educate students as well as they once did in the areas of reading and

other important subjects.

DRA Background

In 1986, the state of Ohio responded to A Nation at Risk by undertaking a competency-based educational reform initiative that

required districts to identify students at risk of reading failure.

Resulting in the 1988 development of DRA.

DRA Background

In 2001, as part of the No Child Left Behind Act,

President Bush offered an assistance program to state and local education

agencies to apply science-based reading research and its tools to

improve reading instruction for K through grade 8.

States may use the DRA, K-8 to meet this need to monitor and evaluate the

reading skills of students.

DRA Features

•Administered and interpreted by classroom teachers through individual conferences.

•Assess comprehension and fluency in Kg through 8th grade.

•More than a decade of research and development has gone into the DRA,

proving its validity and reliability.

•The EDL, the Spanish version of the DRA has the same purpose and features as DRA K-8.

Purpose of DRA1. To measure how well students read

literature

2. To monitor student growth and development on a variety of crucial skills and strategies used by successful readers

3. To help teachers diagnose student needs and plan for timely instruction

4. To prepare student’s success at meeting today’s classroom and testing expectations

5. To inform parents and other stakeholders of student achievement level

DRA MeasurementsDRA Measurements

EngagementEngagement

Fluency—Accuracy RateFluency—Accuracy Rate

ComprehensionComprehension

Reading StageReading Stage

DRA Testing ComponentsDRA Testing Components

PART 1: Preview and Prediction

PART 2: Comprehension

PART 3: Reading Conference

PART 4: Teacher Analysis

DRA Training VideoDRA Training Video

DemonstrationDemonstration

DRA K-3 components include:

 DRA Comprehensive Teacher Sources Guide.

20 Original Benchmark Books - Narrative Text.

20 Alternative Benchmark Books - Informational and Narrative Text.

Observation Guide and Reporting Form Blackline masters.

Continuum Folder.

Organizer with Hanging Folders.

DRA Online Management System

The ABCs of Listening to The ABCs of Listening to Your Students ReadYour Students Read

Always be positive!

Be patient!

Cherish this special time!