1. Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data

2. “The goal is to gain enough information about student progress to make effective decisions while minimizing the time spent administering assessments.” - Joe Torgesen (2006, p.3) Director Emeritus, FCRR Goal of Assessment

3. Utilize adaptive technology to precisely target student performance levels Focus on assessing the skills most predictive of reading success Provide connections to instructional strategies to address skill gaps Minimize testing, maximize data

4. Efficient, Individualized, Reliable Reading Assessment for Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data Prescriptive Instructional Data Reading Assessment for Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data Prescriptive Instructional Data

5. Background: Developed by the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR) Two federal grants focused on efficient measurement of core components of comprehension Normative sample of more than 40,000 students in grades pre-K–12

6. Classical Testing Example

7. Adaptive Testing Example

8. RAPID 3 – 12

9. Fall / Winter / Spring 30 – 45 minutes Fall / Winter / Spring 30 – 45 minutes

10. 1.Which of my students are on track for end-of-year reading success? 2.What are the learner profiles for my students? Which skills should I target in instruction? 3.How has student performance changed over the year and across years? RAPID reports help answer:

11. Screener and Diagnostic

12. Learner Profiles

13. Measure growth

14. Lexia RAPID Assessment