1. CARI Training Content Area Reading Indicators Introduction
Students | Teachers | Instructional Content

2. Content
Area
Reading
Indicators 2

3. Objective
To understand the process of administration and reports of CARI. 3

4. Learning Targets Understand the purpose of CARI
Learn about DIBELS and CARI
Learn how to administer the CARI
Results and Reports of CARI
To revisit this training and for further resources like video training visit 4

5. In , 7 out of 10 Kindergarten students were At/Above Benchmark in Basic Early Literacy Skills*
* DIBELS Next Benchmark data 5

6. In 2014-15, 4 out of 10 Fifth Grade students were At/Above Benchmark in Basic Early Literacy Skills*
* DIBELS Next Benchmark data 6

7. Reading Trajectories 7

8. Essential Question
What do we observe from the change in student progress and performance from kindergarten to fifth grade? 8

9. Alvord District Literacy Plan
Instruction
Curriculum
Assessment 9

10. Assessment Goal from the District Literacy Plan
Develop and implement an internal comprehensive system of assessment to identify unique student needs, measure growth, and drive instruction across content areas, ensuring success for all students. 10

11. Purpose of the CARI
CARI is one part of an effective district-wide literacy system
Identifying students who may be at risk for reading difficulties
Help teachers identify areas to target Common Core Standards of instructional support 11

12. Measuring Student Progress and Performance
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
DIBELS
TK - 6
Early Literacy Skills Grades TK – 2
Fluency and Reading Comprehension Grades 3 - 6
CARI
7 - 9
Comprehension
Reading Fluency
Learning to read
Reading to learn
Dynamic Measurements Group
Content Area Reading Indicators 12

13. What is DIBELS?
A set of procedures and measures for assessing the acquisition of early literacy skills from kindergarten through sixth grade. 13

14. What DIBELS Measures:
CARI 14

15. What is the CARI? The following benchmarks are given 3 times per year.
*Daze – Silent Reading Maze (whole group)
Silent Reading (SR) with multiple choice comprehension questions (small group for students with some risk)
Oral Reading (OR) with Recall plus Oral Comprehension Questions (1:1 for students at risk)
*Our focus is on the Daze assessment. If you would like the additional assessments please reach out to the assessment office for further assistance. 15

16. What is CARI? A brief standardized assessment. Universal screening
Linked to CCSS
Tightly controlled for readability
Predictive of future reading outcomes*
Group administered for DAZE
Small group and individually administered for additional assessments (Silent Reading & Oral Reading)
Progress monitoring
Formative
*The CARI is in its Research Phase 16

17. What does the Daze Measure?
Reading Comprehension
Background information, prior knowledge, & vocabulary
Linguistic skills: syntax & morphology
Inference: cause/effect & figurative language
Growth in the school year 17

18. Silent Reading and Oral Reading
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary
Literal and inferential details
Inference: cause and effect, point of view, drawing conclusions, main idea, prediction, application of content
Silent Reading Measures
(SR)
Word Recognition and Fluency
Advanced Phonics and Word Attack Skills
Accurate, Fluent Connected Text
Reading Comprehension
Vocabulary
Literal detail
inference
Oral Reading Measures
(OR) 18

19. Lets look at the Daze Measure19

20. Questions
What did you observe from taking the assessment? 20

21. Administration Format Group or individually administered
Booklet consisting of 3 passages
Prose
Social Studies
Science
Scoring
Number of correct responses, adjusted for guessing 21

22. Administration Results and Reports Results in EADMS Scanned
Administration Window
Please notify the assessment office when your site is finished administering the Daze measure.
The Daze should be completed by October 28.
Contact:
(951)
Results and Reports
Results in EADMS
Scanned
View results in student response
Results in dibels.net
Uploaded to Dibels once school administration is done 22

23. Materials for Administration
CARI
Materials
Alvord
Student booklet for each student
EADMS pre id scan sheets
CARI Directions For Administering the assessment
Yellow Suggested Script for filling out scan sheets
Large Green Scan Sheet Answer Choice Guide
(Assessment office will deliver the above materials to your school)
Timer (phone, stop watch, or sun dial with a second hand)Let us know if you need a timer
Timer should not be visible to the student 23

24. Directions for Administration
Review before administration 24

25. Process:
The students take the Prose, Social Studies, and Science Daze measures. They have 3 minutes for each passage.
The students transfer their answers to an EADMS scan sheet.
There are three different scan sheets. 1 for each passage. Directions are given on the yellow sheet on the suggested script.
The teacher scans the pre id scan sheets.
It may take an entire class period depending on the class. 25

26. Who will take it?
All 7th and 9th grade students including special education students except those enrolled in a Life Skills course. 26

27. EADMS Quick Check of Scores
When using EADMS to check scores please note that Percent Correct (PC) is irrelevant to a DAZE score. What is relevant is the Raw Score (RS) and taking a quick look at the greens and pinks. A Pink question mark shows non attempted or an incorrect response. 27

28. Checking results at Dibels.net
Go to the website
Your username is first initial and lastname. Andy Garcia would agarcia
Your password is ausd(first initial & last initial) 28

29. Entering Scores into Dibels.net
Change the assessment to CARI Daze. 29

30. Viewing results at Dibels.net
Select Class & Student Reports
Choose your report. 30

31. Viewing results at Dibels.net
3. Select the Scope and Year. 4. The report should now show up. 31

32. Viewing results at Dibels.net
*Adjusted score for
Passage 1,2, & 3
The up or down triangle to sort your students.
*The adjusted score is the correct score – (half the incorrect answers)
The reason for an adjusted score is to control for guessing. 32

33. How to use the results
Find out your students’ ability within the class.
What can be done to help these students with comprehension?
When the next benchmark is given check for growth.
< 20% is at risk
20% to 40% is some risk
Above 40% low risk 33

34. Additional Support will be Provided
“All students will realize their unlimited potential” We are in the beginning process of using this assessment. Please work with us in making it meaningful and purposeful so we can have more students college and career ready. 34

35. Support and Resources
Director of Secondary Literacy – Jennifer Schriver Director of Assessment – Gina Simpson Instructional Specialist Assessment – Elizabeth Juge Instructional Specialist Assessment – Mark Rasmussen Data and Assessment Clerk – Mariela Aguilar (951)
CARI training video link
Username: cari
Password: download2016 35