USING READING MAP DATA TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION Data Retreat 2012 (Review)

BLOG How are you using data in the classroom? Add a comment Review Staff members were sent the link before the meeting in order to click on it and comment.

Talking about data and the problems with it. Relates to a recent revolving meeting.

PRACTICE MAP TEST What did you learn about the test? Was there anything that surprised you? Now that you are familiar with the test, how might you prepare your students for the next round? Teachers took a practice MAP test at the last data retreat, and the teachers were reviewing the experience as we enter into the next testing window.

FALL 2011 DATAREVIEW Overview 409 students tested in reading 30 students in math 63 tested in language usage (ESL) 502 total tests taken

RESULTS Average RIT Freshmen (2015)—217 RIT out of 123 students Sophomores (2014)—215.9 RIT out of 120 students Juniors (2013)—213.5 RIT out of 102 students Seniors (2012)—218.6 RIT out of 64 students

QUICK REVIEW Rasch unIT scores (RIT)  achievement scale linked to skills, not percentile scores  equal interval score – like height and weight  used to show growth over time  independent of grade level because it’s based on skills  Goal to get our students is 235 (Reading)

Score that helps identify reading material at level. Higher number indicates more difficult the reading. Helps students choose books that they can read independently! Helps them set goals for the future. LEXILE RANGE

HOW IS LEXILE DETERMINED? Word frequency (commonly used words) Sentence length (number of words per sentence) Lexile does not take into consideration subject matter, symbolism, prior knowledge, etc., which would explain some discrepancies. Lord of the Flies (770L) vs Animal Farm (1170L)

MOVING INTO THE NEXT ROUND OF MAP TESTING WHAT CAN WE EXPECT?

WINTER FEB. 16-MAR. 1 Later than last year Should give us better assessment of students’ skills Full semester of skills that teachers have been working on with students. Hopefully we will have fewer students with the dip during winter window.

Click on “reports login” Username: jamesbconant Password: Left hand side has numerous choices for reports. ACCESSING YOUR STUDENTS’ SCORES

2011 READING NORMS

LEXILE LEVEL OF TEXT

SAMPLE TEACHER REPORT

MAP Reading South Washington County Schools WEBSITE FOR DIFFERENTIATION ***Take a few minutes and find something on the site that you think would be useful for your students. (Teachers were ed links)

PRE-READING ACTIVITY Need your cell phone Text your answer about a reading we are about to do. We will practice one first. What is your favorite color poll? (practice) The “to” will be the number at the top. Your answer is the number that corresponds to your color.

WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO PUNISH A GROUP FOR THE FAULTS OF A FEW? | POLL EVERYWHERE WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO PUNISH A GROUP FOR THE FAULTS OF A FEW? | POLL EVERYWHERE (TEXT YOUR ANSWER TO THE POLL) PRE-READING ACTIVITY

SURVEY OF DATA RETREAT A link was sent via to all participants in order to fill out a survey about the data retreat. The questions were created using Google.docs and then the results compiled and shared with the appropriate people. Data Forward Survey