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Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
with:
Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,
Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin
Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
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Finding a Nest
AsPatrickwalkedalongthepathtohisneighbor’shouse,hetrippedoveratreerootcoveredbysomespikyleaves.Hebentdowntoseeiftheleaveshadscratchedhim.Itwasthenthathesawthenest.Itwastuckedintotheleaveswithtwotinyeggsinside.Herememberedfromhisschooltriptothenaturecenterthatheshouldn’ttouchit.Helookedaroundforthemotherbird.Notseeingher,hequietlybackedawayandcontinueddownthepath. Eachday,Patrickwalkeddownthepathandcarefullycheckedthenest.Patrickmadesurenottodisturbanythingthatwasnearit.Heknewthatthebrushprotectedthenestfrompredators.Bytheendoftheweek,therewereatotaloffiveeggsinthenest.Justoneweeklater,therewerenineeggs.Hewonderedwhatkindofbirdwouldhatchoutofthem.Theeggsweresmallerthanchickeneggsandtheywerecream-coloredwithbrownspeckles.Oneday,Patrickgothisanswer.Ashecreptovertolookatthenest,hesawamotherquailsittingontheeggs. Patrickcontinuedtocheckonthenesteveryday.Hewasdeterminedtokeepitsafe.Afteraboutthreeweeks,theeggsfinallyhatched.Patrickwasthrilledtoseeallthelittlequailsscurryingaroundtheirmother.Afterthat,everytimehepassedthespotwherethenesthadbeen,herememberedthelittlebabybirdsandsmiled.
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A Famous Food: The History of Pizza
Manypeopleloveeatingpizza.Pizzaismadeusingathincrustwhichiscoveredwithtomatosauceandcheeseandthenbaked.Often,othertoppingsareadded.Youmightthinkthatpizzaisanewtypeoffood,butpeoplehavebeeneatingitforhundredsofyears. MostpeoplethinkpizzacomesfromItaly.Thisispartlytrue.ThetypeofpizzathatismostcommontodaywasfirstmadeinthecityofNaples.Someoftheearliestpizzas,though,weremadeinGreecemorethantwothousandyearsago.Thisearlypizzawasmadebytravelingarmies.Aftermarchingallday,thesoldiersbakedaflatbreadontheirshieldsandthencovereditwithcheeseandfruit. WhentomatoeswerefirstbroughttoItalytheywereputonacrust.Notlongafter,pizzabegantobesoldonthestreetsatmarketstands.Peoplewouldordertheirfavoritetoppingswhilethecrustwasbeingmade.Evenkingsandqueensstartedtoenjoythisnewfood. PeoplefromItalywhotraveledtootherpartsoftheworldtooktheideaofpizzawiththem.TravelerswhohadtriedpizzainItalyreturnedhomewantingmore,andthedemandforthefoodgrew.Today,almosteverycountryhassomekindofpizza.Youcanchoosethickcrustorthincrust.Thenumberoftoppingsyoucanhaveisnumerous.Therearebreakfastpizzasandevendessertpizzas.Nomatterhowyousliceit,pizzaisadeliciousandadaptablefood.
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Living in Singapore
ThewholefamilymovedwhenNell’smotherwasaskedtotransfertoanofficeinaforeigncountryforayear.Everyonewasexcitedbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeasplendidadventure.TheywouldbelivinginSingapore. Nelllovedhernewhome,whichwasinthemiddleofalivelycityfullofpeople.Honkingbusesandcarsfilledthestreets,yetbeautifulflowersgreweverywhere.ItseemedalotnoisierthanNell’ssmalltownhadbeen. OnethingNellandherfamilyhadtogetusedtowastherain.Itseemedlikeitpouredeveryday.Buttoday,thesunshonebrightly.Nellandherdaddecidedtotakeadvantageofthegoodweathertogotoabookstore.Theywantedtopurchasethelatestbookintheseriestheywerereading. Onthewaytothestore,Nellandherdadlookedatthesidewalkfilledwithpeoplesellingvariousfoodsfromsmallcarts.Onemansoldjuicefromfreshfruit,andawomansoldricewithchickenontop.Nellstoppedandstaredwhenshesawabigsnowconeinabowlwithpinkandgreenjuiceontop.Amanwasaddingyellowjuice.Nell’sdadtoldheritwasanicedkachang,andthenboughtoneforher. Nellwantedtoeattheicebeforeitmelted.Whenshegottothebottomofthebowl,shesawsomeseedsandbeans.Nellwassurprisedsincethesnowconesathomeweredifferent.Nelltookabiteandsmiled.Itwasverygood.
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Horseback Treasure Hunt
ItwasDenny’sbirthday,andhisthreebestfriendswerecomingtohisgrandfather’sranchtoridehorsesandlookfortreasure.Whenhisfriendsgotthere,Dennyexplained,“We’vegottowatchforcluesinblueenvelopesalongthetrail.ThecluesleadtoatreasurethatGrandpahidthismorning.” Joe,Ray,andHectorcouldn’twaittogetontheirhorsesandridedownthetrail.DennyandhisgrandfatherledthewayuntilJoecalledout,“There’ssomethingblueonthattree.”Herodeoverandgrabbedtheenvelopeoffthelowbranch. “Yournextnoteisnearagoat,”heread. Inaflash,theboysturnedandrodedowntothegoatpenwhereRayfoundthenextenvelopeonafencepost.Itread,“Findhighground,thenlookdown.” “Ithinkwe’resupposedtoridetothetopofthathill,”saidDenny.“It’sthehighestplacearound.” TheyrodetothetopofthehillandsearchedforcluesuntilHectorhollered,“Theclueisstickingoutfromunderthisrock.”Hejumpeddownandpulledtheenvelopefree.“Taketenstepssouthandmakethembig,thengrabashovelandstarttodig,”heread. Theboysjoinedarmsandtooktenstepssouth.Theydiscoveredthreeshovelsandanorangecirclepaintedontheground.Theyalldugasdirtfleweverywhere. SuddenlyDennycalled,“Here’sawoodenchest!”Everyonewatchedwhileheliftedthelid.“Therearefourcowboyropeshere,”hesaid.“They’reropeslikearealcowboywoulduse!”Theboyswerehappyandproudthattheyhadfoundthehiddentreasure.
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Raising a Calf
Someofyourfriendsprobablyhavepetdogsorcats.Othersmighthavegerbilsorgoldfish.Butdoyouknowanyonewhohasababycow?Itmightastonishyoutoknowthatmanychildrendo!Everyyear,thousandsofyoungpeopleraisebabycows,orcalves,tocompeteinlivestockshows. Imaginethatyouaregoingtoraiseacalfforalivestockcompetition.Getreadytoworkhard!First,youmustprepareaplaceforyourcalf.Itneedsaclean,drypenthatisroomyenoughtorunaround.Theenclosureshouldhaveagoodfencesothecalfcan’tescapeandgetinjuredorlost.Beforeyouputthecalfinitsnewhome,checktomakesurethereisnothingsharpordangerous.Calvesliketoexploreandputeverythingintheirmouth.Itisyourresponsibilitytowatchoutforthemandprotectthem. Onceyoubringyourcalfhome,providefoodandwatereachdayandmakesureitspenisalwaysclean.Yourcalfwillneedfreshwatertwiceaday.Thecalfwon’tdrinkdirtywater,sodisposeofthepreviouswaterfirst.Thecalf’sfoodshouldbefresh,too.Dampordirtyfoodisbadforthecalf,socleanoutanyoldgrainorhaybeforeyouputoutfreshfood.Becarefultogiveyourcalftheproperamountoffood.Eatingextrafoodcanmakeacalfsick.Neverskipthesechoresbecausethecalfdependsonyouforeverythingitneeds. Ifyoutakegoodcareofyourcalf,itwillgrowquickly.Beforeyouknowit,itwillbetimetoshowyourcalfatalivestockshow.Youcanbeproudofallyourhardwork.
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Skimboarding
Asthewavesrolledontotheshore,agroupofteensranintothesurfwithfunnyroundboardsundertheirarms.Allielookedupfromreadingherbookandwatchedthem.Whentheyreachedthewetsand,theytossedtheirboardstowardtheincomingwaves.Then,theyquicklyjumpedontothem.Someofthemfellflatintothewater.Otherswereabletoglideoutintothesurforovertheshallowwater.Oneboywasevenabletofliphisboardaroundandchangedirection,likeaskateboarder.Itlookedlikegreatfunandgoodexercise.Allie’sfriendMorgantoldherthegroupwasskimboarding. Thatnight,afterdinner,AllieaskedherDadifhehadeverskimboarded.Hehadn’t,buthesaidhewouldbewillingtolearn.Theyreadaboutittogetherinamagazine.Theydecidedtheywouldrentboardsandtryitthatweekend.Overthenextfewdays,Alliestudiedthemotionsoftheskimboarderscarefully.Fromherreading,sheknewthattimingwasveryimportant. WhenSaturdaycame,Alliewasreadytoheadforthebeachearly.First,sheandherdadpracticedrunningtotheshoreandtossingtheirboardsintothesurf.Next,theyrepeatedtheirfirststepandaddedthejumpontotheboard.Ontheirfirsttry,theybothfellbackwardsintothesurfandsatlaughingateachother.Thiswasnotaseasyasitlooked! Afterseveralattempts,theywereeachabletoglidealittlewayonthewater.Alliewasproudofherselfandherdad.Theyrealizedthatitwouldtakealotofpracticetobecomegoodatskimboarding.Intheend,theydecidedthatthefuntheyhadtogetherwaswellworththeeffort!
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A Surprising Discovery
IwassoexcitedtobegoingtothewinterOlympicGames.SomeofmyearliestmemorieswereofwatchingOlympicskatersglidebeautifullyovertheice.Finally,Iwouldhavethechancetowatchtheminperson. IwaspackingmybagswhenMomcameintomyroom. “Ihavesomebadnews,”shesaid.“Therearenoticketsavailableforanyiceskatingevents.Infact,ticketsformosteventsaregone.Ididgetticketsforoneevent,though.It’saneweventcalledcurling.” Iwasverydisappointed,butIwasalsocurious.Curling?Whatwasthat?ItsoundedlikesomethingImightdotomyhair! Soon,weleftfortheairport,butIwasstillalittlesad.Icouldn’tbelieveIwasfinallygoingtotheOlympics,butwouldn’tgettoseetheskaters.DadassuredmeIwouldenjoycurling,butIdidn’tquitebelievehim. Wecheckedintoourhotelandthensetoutforthestadium.Itwaschilly,andhadanicyfloorwithalargetargetinthecenter.Asthegamesstarted,teamsoffourpeopleworkedtogethertoguidealargegranitestonetowardthetarget.Beforelong,Iwascaughtupintheexcitementofthegames.Ihadfoundafavoriteteamandwasthrilledwhentheydidwell. Iwasinmuchbetterspiritsasweleftthecurlingmatch.Wewereinabeautifulplace,asoftsnowwasfalling,andthereweregoingtobeplentyoffunthingstokeepusbusy.ImightnotbeabletoseetheOlympicskatersinperson,butIcouldputonmyowniceskatesandtryoutthefrozenpondnearby.Itwasturningintoagreattripafterall.
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A Day for a Shadow Dance
Allnightlong,thewindhowledandtherainpoureddown.Gopherwoketothesoundofthunderrumbling.Shelookedoutofherburrowatthebigraindropssplashingontheground.“It’sanotherrainyday,”shegroaned.“WhenwillIeverbeabletorunandplaywithmyfriendsagain?” Gophercrawleddeeperintoherburrowandbegandigginganewtunneltopassthetime.AfterawhileGophercouldnolongerhearthethunderandrainofthestormandshewenttosleep. Whenshepokedherheadoutofherburrowthenextmorning,Gopherfeltthewarmsunonherface.“Yippee!”sheshoutedasshescurriedoutintothesunshine.Alloftheanimalsweregatheredinthemeadow. “Comeon,Gopher,”calledRabbit.“Thesunshineisbackandwecanplayoursunnydaygames.Icanevenseemyshadow,”heexclaimed. Rabbittwitchedhisearsandwatchedhisshadow.Theearsofhisshadowtwitchedinexactlythesameway.Gopherwaspleasedtoseethatherownplumplittleshadowwasback,too.Alloftheanimalswiggledandwavedandwatchedtheirshadowsmove. “Let’sdancewithourshadowstocelebratethesunshine,”suggestedRabbit.Heimmediatelybegantodancewithhisshadow.Gopherjoinedhim,andthenalltheanimalsweredancingwiththeirshadows.Astheyswayedandtwirled,theirshadowsdancedalongwiththem.Theanimalfriendsdancedaroundthesunnymeadowuntilthesunbegantosetand
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A Day for a Shadow Dance, continued
theshadowsfaded. Finally,tiredandhappy,Gophersaidgood-byetoherfriendsandpromisedtomeetthemagainonthenextsunnyday.Assheheadedhome,shehopedthattomorrowwouldbeanotherperfectdayforshadowdancing.
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A Triple Challenge
Doyouknowpeoplewholiketodoseveraldifferentsports?Ifso,aracewiththreestagesorpartsmightbejustthetypeofathleticeventtheywouldenjoy.Theraceusuallybeginswithaswimandisfollowedbyabikeride.Finally,itendswitharun.Sincetherearethreepartstotherace,anathleteneedstotrainforallthreesportstobesuccessful. Somepeopletrainspecificallytocompeteinthistypeofrace.Thebestcompetitorshaveaplantohelpthemdowellineachpartoftheevent.Theyknowthattheymusthaveenoughenergytofinisheachpartoftherace.Thatiswhytrainingforenduranceissoimportant.Havingthestrengthtogofromonesporttothenextduringtheraceisthekeytogettingagoodoveralltime.Movingquicklybetweenthedifferentpartsoftheraceisalsoimportant.Racesaretimedfromthemomentswimmersjumpintothewateruntiltheyrunacrossthefinishline.Theclockdoesnotstopwhentheygetoutofthewateranddryofftogetontheirbikeorwhentheychangetheirshoestostartrunning. ThefirstoftheseraceswasheldinFrancemorethaneightyyearsago.Thesportdidn’treallytakeoff,though,untilrecently.IthasgrowninpopularityandisnowanOlympicevent.Therearemanytypesofraceswiththreestages.Theshortestiscalledasprintandcoversaboutsixteenmiles.ThelongesttypeiscalledanIronmanandisoveronehundredmileslong.Today,similarracesareheldallovertheworld.Theyevenhavesomeforkids.Whynottryone?
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Daze/Level 3Benchmark Assessment
Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
with:
Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,
Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin
Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
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DazeG3/Benchmark Assessment
Directions: Make sure you have reviewed the scoring rules in the DIBELS Assessment Manual and have them available. Say these specific directions to the students:
1. Before handing out the worksheets, say I am going to give you a worksheet. When you get your
worksheet, please write your name at the top and put your pencil down. Hand out the Daze
student worksheets. Make sure each student has the appropriate worksheet.
When all of the students are ready, say You are going to read a story with some missing words.
For each missing word there will be a box with three words. Circle the word that makes the
most sense in the story. Look at Practice 1.
Listen. After playing in the dirt, Sam went (pause) home, summer, was (pause) to wash her
hands. You should circle the word “home” because “home” makes the most sense in the story.
Listen. After playing in the dirt, Sam went home to wash her hands.
Now it is your turn. Read Practice 2 silently. When you come to a box, read all the words in the
box and circle the word that makes the most sense in the story. When you are done, put your
pencil down.
Allow up to 30 seconds for students to complete the example and put their pencils down. If
necessary, after 30 seconds say Put your pencil down.
2. As soon as all students have their pencils down, say Listen. On her way home, she (pause) chair,
sleep, saw (pause) an ice cream truck. You should have circled “saw” because “saw” makes
the most sense in the story. Listen. On her way home, she saw an ice cream truck.
When I say “begin,” turn the page over and start reading the story silently. When you come to a
box, read all the words in the box and circle the word that makes the most sense in the story.
Ready? Begin. Start your stopwatch after you say “begin.”
3. Monitor students to ensure they are reading and circling the words. Use the reminders as needed.
4. At the end of 3 minutes, stop your stopwatch and say Stop. Put your pencil down. Collect all of the Daze worksheet packets.
Timing 3 minutes. Start your stopwatch after you say “begin.”
Reminders If the student starts reading the passage out loud, say Remember to read the story silently. (Repeat as often as needed.)
If the student is not working on the task, say Remember to circle the word in each box that makes the most sense in the story. (Repeat as often as needed.)
If the student asks you to provide a word for them or, in general, for help with the task, say Just do your best. (Repeat as often as needed.)
G3/Directions
Playing by the Rules
Once in a while, a natural athlete is born. This is a person who has an unusual talent for a 1
sport. Tiger Woodsis
one such person. He makes the game of golf look so easy, and people 4
love to watch him play. Another natural athlete was Bobby Jones. Bobby playedgolf
many 6
years ago, but many young golfers still think of him as arole
model today. 8
Bobby was born over one hundred years ago. Like Tiger, Bobby showed a talent for golf 10
at ayoung
age. He was too short to use a real golf club, so somebodysawed
a club in half for 13
him. Bobbynever
had a real golf lesson. Instead, helearned
by imitating the best golfer at the 15
golf course near his house. 16
By agefourteen
, Bobby was playing in tournaments. Hewas
winning them, too! However, 18
he gotangry
easily. When he missed a shot, he would often yell and throw his club down. “To 20
me,golf
was just a game to beat someone ,” Bobby said later. “I didn't know that someone was 23
me.” 23
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With time, Bobby learned tocontrol
his temper. He became known forbeing
a very fair 25
and honest player. Once , during a tournament, Bobby was getting ready to make a shot. When 27
heplaced
his club next to the ball, heaccidentally
moved the ball a tiny bit. This is 30
against the rules of golf, and judges assign a penalty to players whodo
it. However, no one else 32
saw it happen , and the ball moved less thanhalf
an inch. But Bobby told thejudges
about it, 35
and asked them to give him the usual penalty. The judgesdid
not want to do it, but 37
Bobbyinsisted
. 38
As a result of the judges'decision
, Bobby lost the tournament. But he did not mind. In 40
fact, when someonepraised
him for insisting on playing fairly, Bobby did not understand. 42
“There is only oneway
to play the game,” he said. “Youmight
as well praise a man for not 45
robbing a bank!” 45
People all over thecountry
loved Bobby. But at age twenty-eight, Bobby stopped playing 47
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golf. His family and hisjob
were more important to him than thesport
. He is still remembered 49
today as one of golf's greatest players. 50
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The City Championship
The name “City Champion” has a nice sound, doesn't it? At the beginning of last summer, I
didn't think of myself as a champ. I hadnever
been a champion at anything. I soon learned, 3
though, what can happen as theresult
of a few months of hardwork
and practice. 5
My friends and I play basketball at the Youth Services Center almost everyday
. Each 7
year the center hosts asummer
event called Student Leaders Athletic Mentoring. Everybody calls this 8
the Summer SLAM forshort
. Workers at the center assign local kids to teams. Then each team 10
isgiven
a coach who is a greathigh
school player. 12
This year our coachwas
Reggie Fox from Central High School. On thefirst
day of 14
practice, Reggie lined usall
up in a row. He said, “Everybody
who wants to win the city 16
championship, raise your hand!” Of course, we all raised our hands. We could tell that Reggie 18
really wanted to win, too. 19
Last year ourcoach
was easy on us, but that was definitely not the case this year. 21
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Reggie made us run until our legs were sore . After practice he would always encourage us and 23
giveus good advice. He would say, “ Nothing that's worth anything comes easy. The
harderyou 26
work, the more you'll berewarded
.” 27
By the time the Summer SLAM gamesrolled
around, we were a great team. Before the 28
firstgame began, Reggie huddled with us inside the gym . We went over all the plays and 30
watchedthe other team during their drills. Reggie
seemeda little nervous. The other team was 33
coached by one of his teammates. Theylooked
pretty good, too. Once the gamestarted
, though, all 35
of our worries meltedaway
. We ran our plays perfectly. By halftime we were already 37
beating the otherteam
by twenty-one points. When the finalwhistle
blew, the scoreboard read 39
fifty to twenty-seven. We had thebiggest
win in SLAM history! 40
It wasgreat
winning the city championship, even though ittook
a lot of hard work. I 42
can'twait until I'm in high school. I want to be one of the players who
comesback to coach 45
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during the Summer SLAM. I'llremember
the lessons that Reggie brought with him thislast
47
summer, and I'll pass those along to anew
group of young players. 48
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Making Chocolate
What sweet treat do you enjoy? For Troy, it was chocolate. That is why he was so excited 1
when hefound
out his class was going totake
a field trip to a chocolatefactory
. He would see 4
how his favoritetreat
was made. He could only hope hewould
get a sample while he 6
was there ! 7
When the students arrived at thefactory
, they went into a huge room. On thewalls
were a 9
lot of pictures of anunusual
tree. Troy wondered what a tree had to do with chocolate. As if 11
reading Troy's mind , a guide came in and told them that chocolate begins with the cacao tree. It 13
growsin tropical rainforests. 14
The guide explained thathanging
on the trees are fruits aslarge
as melons. People pick these 16
fruits andsplit
them open. Inside are seeds calledcocoa
beans, which workers scoop out and 18
put in big piles. After about aweek
, the beans' shells harden. Then they are ready to make 21
their long journey to the factory . 22
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Troy saw that first the beanswere
roasted in very hot ovens. Theovens
didn't look like any 24
Troy had ever seen, but the roasting beans smelled great ! Next, the beans went into another 26
machine that took off the hard outer shells and left the inside parts, callednibs
. The guide 29
explained that the nibsare
the parts that go into the chocolate . Troy watched as the nibs went into 31
yet another machine. This machine crushed the nibs into a liquid. Troy was enthralled by the 33
dark liquid pouring out of the machine. 34
In thenext
part of the factory, Troy and theother
students watched as the liquid went into 36
what looked like a very large mixing bowl. Theliquid
chocolate got mixed with dry milk and 38
sugarto make a thick chocolate paste. The
thickchocolate passed through huge rollers. The 40
guidetold them that this part of the process could take up to a week! 42
Theclass
then moved on to see the already mixed chocolate get poured into molds 44
whereit cooled and hardened. The last step was packaging. The students watched as
machines47
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wrapped the chocolate bars. Finally, at the end of the tour, the guide passed outchocolate
49
samples to each student. Now that Troyknew
where chocolate came from, he thought hemight
51
like it better than ever. 51
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DIBELS® Next Student MaterialsDaze/Level 3
Benchmark Assessment
Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
with:
Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,
Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin
Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
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C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
G3/Benchmark 1
STOP
Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Playing by the Rules
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golf. His family and hiswantgolferjob
were more important to him than thewaygivesport
. He is still remembered
today aspeopleonejudges'
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C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
G3/Benchmark 2
STOP
Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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The City Championship
The name “City Champion” has a nice sound, doesn't it? At the beginning of last summer, I
soredidn'tcoached
think of myself as a champ. I hadneverfirstevery
been a champion at anything. Ibasketballsoonharder
learned,
though, what can happen as theworkwhistleresult
of a few months of hardcallshalftimework
and practice.
My friends and Ibeatingplaygame
basketball at the Youth Services Center almost everydayeventwants
. Each
year the center hosts asummergivefriends
event called Student Leaders Athletic Mentoring. Everybody calls this
the Summer SLAM forshortseemedday
. Workers at the center assign localwinkidswanted
to teams. Then each team
iscalledkidsgiven
a coach who is a greathighhostsmore
school player.
This year our coachwascan'twould
Reggie Fox from Central High School. On thestartedhandfirst
day of
practice, Reggie lined usplayereverybodyall
up in a row. He said, “EverybodyEasySummer
who wants to win the city
worthteammateschampionship
, raise your hand!” Of course, wemyselfallrolled
raised our hands. We could tell that Reggie
hardreallyhas
wanted to win, too.
Last year ourcoachsoundmelted
was easy on us, but thatrunwaswatched
definitely not the case this year.
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Reggieyou'llmadegreat
us run until our legs werecoachsorelooked
. After practice he would always encourage us and
givenewsaid
us good advice. He would say, “BeenNothingGood
that's worth anything comes easy. Theharderwentlined
you
work, the more you'll berewardedbiggestencourage
.”
By the time the Summer SLAM gamesrolledprettythen
around, we were a great team. Before the
broughtworriesfirst
game began, Reggie huddled with us inside theteamsgymhands
. We went over all the plays and
didn'tbackwatched
the other team during their drills. Reggieothermadeseemed
a little nervous. The other teamblewwashistory
coached by one of his teammates. Theynervouscomeslooked
pretty good, too. Once the gamestarteddrillscould
, though, all
of our worries meltednothinghuddledaway
. We ran our plays perfectly. Bychampionshiphalftimeeach
we were already
beating the otherteamwinningremember
by twenty-one points. When the finalwhistlereadis
blew, the scoreboard read
fifty to twenty-seven. We had thegroupalmostbiggest
win in SLAM history!
It wasgreatnamecity
winning the city championship, even though ittookhighwhen
a lot of hard work. I
tooworkerscan't
wait until I'm in high school. Idefinitelywantfifty
to be one of the players whocomesthat'ssoon
back to coach
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during the Summer SLAM. I'llrememberlegscourse
the lessons that Reggie brought with him thisbethinklast
summer, and I'll pass those along to aawaywaitnew
group of young players.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
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Making Chocolate
What sweet treat do you enjoy? For Troy, it was chocolate. Thatmakepasteis
why he was so excited
when henibsfoundany
out his class was going tobeginstakehot
a field trip to a chocolateanotherwallsfactory
. He would see
how his favoritesplitprocesstreat
was made. He could only hope hewouldwonderedhuge
get a sample while he
wasthereovensknew
!
When the students arrived at theisfavoritefactory
, they went into a huge room. On theenthralledwallshow
were
a lot of pictures of anunusualhardmixing
tree. Troy wondered what a tree had todomoldstold
with chocolate. As if
reading Troy'sweremindbeans'
, a guide came in and told them thatlookedchocolaterollers
begins with the cacao tree. It
growsthickscoop
in tropical rainforests.
The guide explained thatsohangingcould
on the trees are fruits aslargegetchocolate
as melons. People pick
these fruits andonlygoingsplit
them open. Inside are seeds calledcocoarainforestswatched
beans, which workers scoop out
andthoughtputcame
in big piles. After about aweekdoseeds
the beans' shells harden. Then theyarrivedareparts
ready to
make their long journey to thehopefactorygrows
.
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Troy saw that first the beanshardenwentwere
roasted in very hot ovens. Thereadingnowovens
didn't look like any Troy
hadeveroutermind
seen, but the roasting beans smelledseentripgreat
! Next, the beans went into anothernextmachinestudents
that took off the hard outermachinestreatshells
and left the inside parts, calledarenibsroasted
. The guide explained
that the nibstreesroomare
the parts that go into theroastingchocolateguide
. Troy watched as the nibs went intobigyettour
another machine. This machine crushed thenibscooledhanging
into a liquid. Troy was enthralled by theexciteddarklot
liquid pouring out of the machine.
In thenextlargelast
part of the factory, Troy and thesweetmightother
students watched as the liquid went into
whatlookedpassedfactory
like a very large mixing bowl. Theliquidputpackaging
chocolate got mixed with dry milk and
darksugartake
to make a thick chocolate paste. Thewhenthicksamples
chocolate passed through huge rollers. The
bettermelonsguide
told them that this part of themovedprocesseach
could take up to a week!
Thepicturessugarclass
then moved on to see thepickalreadythen
mixed chocolate get poured into molds
whyopenwhere
it cooled and hardened. The laststepfinallyfield
was packaging. The students watched ascrushedenjoymachines
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wrapped the chocolate bars. Finally, at theworkersdidn'tend
of the tour, the guide passed outlookgreatchocolate
samples to each student. Now that Troyknewverytree
where chocolate came from, he thought hesawbeansmight
like
it better than ever.
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