DRA2

Developmental

Reading Assessment

Training Course

Prepared for Carroll I.S.D.

by Donna Edwards

C.A.R.E. Reading Specialist

Elementary Lead Teacher

Items Needed

DRA2 Teacher Guide

Highlighter

Pen or Pencil

Post-it Notes

Take a moment to gather

your materials. We will take

a 30 second pause.

Goals

Gain knowledge about the DRA2

Developmental Reading Assessment

Learn how to use your assessment

materials and follow the DRA2

assessment procedures

Prepare for the initial assessment and

use the data collected

Assessment Components

Carroll I.S.D.

DRA2 Developmental

Reading Assessment

Fox in a Box Literacy

Assessment

How will DRA2 help you guide your

students to become

proficient, enthusiastic readers?

DRA2 provides:

A method for assessing and documenting

students’ reading development over time.

Help in determining each student’s

independent reading level

Help in identifying what the student needs

to learn next

Overview

Given three times a year (BOY,

MOY, EOY)

Assessments are conducted during

one-on-one reading conferences

Students read specially selected

texts, as teachers record data

Student writing component for

levels 28 and above

Rationale

DRA2 assesses student performance in

the following areas of reading

proficiency:

Reading engagement

Oral reading fluency

Comprehension

Implications for Teaching

Provides teachers with information to:

Find appropriate books for students at their independent reading level

Group students for guided reading instruction

Monitor and document change over time in each student’s reading

Identify students working below proficiency that need intervention

Good Readers and DRA2

DRA2 was designed with a focus on

the characteristics and behaviors of

good readers

(Detailed information about these

characteristics and behaviors can

be found on pages 7-9 in your DRA2

Teacher Guide)

Assessment Guidelines

Comprehension is checked orally for levels 4-

24

Comprehension is checked from written

responses for levels 28 and above

Oral reading is timed for a fluency check for

levels 14 and above

Responses to predictions are recorded:

by the teacher for levels 18-38

by the student for levels 40 and above

Components of DRA2

Mark your book

Assessment forms begin on p. 19

Teacher Observation Guide

Teacher Observation Guide

Continuum

NF continuum

Focus for Instruction

Turn in your book to the Focus for Instruction

section found on:

Page 25 in the K-3 Teacher Guide

Page 27 in the Grades 4-8 Teacher Guide

Student Booklet for level 28

and above

Preparing for Assessment

Select the DRA2 benchmark books needed

Make copies of each assessment form needed

Assemble assessment materials

Review or learn how to take and analyze a running record

Read all the Benchmark Assessment Books that you will be using

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

Steps for conducting the assessment:

Give the student a choice of books

Ask student the reading engagement questions and record responses

Introduce book and observe picture walk (levels 4-16)

Introduce book and show student where to stop reading before making predictions (levels 18 and above)

Time oral reading (levels 14 and above)

ASSESSMENT When oral reading is finished, have student

close book while you record oral reading time on chart. Then calculate the number of errors and record on chart.

Select descriptors on continuum that best describe student’s oral reading expression and phrasing

Read prediction prompt and record responses (levels 18-38). Students record predictions (level 40 and above)

ASSESSMENT Read prompt for student to finish reading book

Read retelling prompt and record responses (levels 4-24)

Read interpretation and reflection prompts and record responses (levels 4-24)

Students record their responses after reading (levels 28 and above)-book can be open

Use information from Teacher Observation Guide (all levels) and Student booklet (levels 28 and above) to choose descriptors on continuum.

ASSESSMENT

Total scores in Oral Reading Fluency

section and record on front of Teacher

Observation Guide

Total scores in Comprehension section

and record on front of Teacher

Observation Guide

Mark your book

Record of oral reading guidelines

p. 143

Importance of Strictly

Observing DRA2 Guidelines

Follow assessment procedures

as written

Mark documents consistently

Score assessments uniformly

Retelling Descriptors

Advanced

Includes all important events

from the beginning, middle,

and end in sequence

Refers to all characters by

name and includes all

important details

Retelling Descriptors

Independent

Includes most of the important

events from the beginning,

middle, and end, generally in

sequence

Refers to most characters by

name and includes some

important details

Retelling Descriptors

Instructional

Includes at least 3 events,

generally in random order

(partial retelling)

Refers to characters using

appropriate pronouns; includes

at least 1 detail; may include

some misinterpretation

Retelling Descriptors

Intervention

Includes only 1 or 2 events or

details (limited retelling)

Refers to characters using

general pronouns; may include

incorrect information

Mark your book

Oral response examples p. 78

Mark your book

Written response examples begin on

p. 88

CISD DRA2 document with expected

levels and ceilings for each grade level

CISD DRA2 document with expected levels

and ceilings for each grade level

CISD DRA2 document with expected

levels and ceilings for each grade level

Additional Assessment Tips

Assess struggling students later in the

assessment window

Record as much as possible on

assessment documents

Put the date and your name on the

assessment

Make sure scores are within the

Independent range

Mark Your Book

The Moving Into Instruction section in the

DRA2 Teacher Guide begins on page 120

in both versions.

Additional Materials

Training DVD

DRA2 Word Analysis Teacher Guide

DRA2 Word Analysis Student Book

DRA2 Word Analysis Training CD

DRA2 Progress Monitoring Assessment Teacher Guide

DRA2 Progress Monitoring Assessment CD

In Appreciation

Ellen Bruder AsterAngie Bakke

Heather BurgessBrenda ClardyAndy EdwardsSuzanne Newell

Casey StappCori Williams

Lisa Young

Best Wishes for a

Wonderful Year!

Go Dragons!

Assessment Link

Please remember to complete the

assessment for this course in Eduphoria to

receive credit.