Ace it!SM Tutoring Teacher Training Module 3: Orientation, Assessment and Placement

Objectives Understand the Assessments used for “Ace it!” Tutoring Objectivity and effectiveness Structure and components Be able to deliver student orientation and assessments Be able to place students in the appropriate “Ace it!” Tutoring level based on assessment results Be able to interpret and communicate assessment results to parents and teachers

Purpose Provide useful information to help place the students at the correct curriculum level. Guide the students’ instruction and provide helpful feedback on their progress during the course of the program.

GRADE and GMADE Group Reading Assessment & Diagnostic Evaluation Group Math Assessment & Diagnostic Evaluation

GRADE and GMADE Nationally standardized Norm-referenced Developmentally based Group- or individually administered K- 8th grade

GRADE – Level K for Kindergartners Subtests: Phonological Awareness Sound Matching Rhyming Early Literacy Skills Print Awareness Letter Recognition Same & Different Words Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondence Word Reading Listening Comprehension

GRADE Level 1 for 1st Graders Level 2 for 2nd Graders Subtests: Word Reading Word Meaning Sentence Comprehension Passage Comprehension Listening Comprehension

GRADE - Level 3 for 3rd Graders Subtests: Word Reading Vocabulary Sentence Comprehension Passage Comprehension Listening Comprehension

GRADE - Level 4, 5 & 6 for 4th, 5th and 6th Graders Subtests: Vocabulary Sentence Comprehension Passage Comprehension Listening Comprehension

GRADE - Level M for Middle School Students Vocabulary Sentence Comprehension Passage Comprehension Listening Comprehension

GMADE Subtests Three subtests: Concepts and Communications Process and Applications Operations and Computation Upper Level Subtests Process Problems

Concepts & Communications Example from Level M A measure of how well students understand the vocabulary of mathematics

Process and Applications Example from Level 1

Operations & Computation Example from Level 4

Process Problem Example from Level M

Testing Philosophy Quiet environment Proctor to supervise Reading directions exactly as printed in the Teacher’s Administration Manual

Orientation and Assessment Preparation: Location for assessment delivery Staffing for orientation and assessment GRADE or GMADE Pre-assessment: Form A of student’s grade level Materials for orientation and assessment

Orientation and Assessment Delivery Ensure proper room set-up Prepare student snack Greet students/get them started Introduce student motivation program Review program logistics Give highlights of the program Transition to assessment Follow assessment delivery instructions

Things to Remember Conditions affect student results One assessment is one snapshot of a child Take the best picture that you can! First session should be FUN!  

Scoring GRADE and GMADE software Scoring pre- and post- assessments Printing reports

Scores Available CRITERION RERERENCED SCORES STATUS SCORES Raw Score……………………... NC Percent Correct………………….% STATUS SCORES Stanines..................................S Percentile Ranks....................PR Standard Scores.....................SS Normal Curve Equivalents....NCE GROWTH SCORES Growth Scale Values.............GSV Grade Equivalent.............…...GE

Placement Stanine Placement group 1 or 2 2 levels below student’s grade level 3 1 level below student’s grade level 4, 5, or 6 student’s grade level 7 1 level above student’s grade level 8 or 9 2 levels above student’s grade level

Post Assessment 2-hour session Given in regular classroom Multiple grade levels may be in same group Every student takes his or her grade level assessment

Summary Understand the Assessments Deliver student orientation Administer the Assessment Place students Understand and communicate Assessment results