Types of Assessments
Reading Levels
Correlations
100
Leveled word lists and passages used to identify reading levels
What is an informal reading inventory?
100
Level at which student can read fluently and comprehend the material easily
What is independent level?
100
Assessment that indicates student reading level via a letter "score".
What is Fountas & Pinnell?
200
Uses materials from the curriculum to track oral reading accuracy
What is a running reading record?
200
Level at which student can read with teacher support
What is the instructional reading level?
200
Assessment that indicates a student's reading level via a number (50 = fifth grade).
What is the DRA?
300
Quantitative assessment used by teachers in order to inform instruction
What is a formative assessment?
300
90-94% accuracy and >than 70% comprehension
What is the instructional reading level?
300
Leveling measure scoring readability range of text based on word frequenxcy and sentence length
What is a lexile?
400
Point in time assessment that compares student performance to that of other students.
What is summative assessment?
400
Word by word reading, lack of expression, little recall
What is the frustration level?
400
Programs that use letters to indicate the reading levels of their books
What are Reading A-Z and Fountas & Pinnell?
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