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Mr. Jones uses a rubric to help students assess prosodic aspects of reading. This is an example of what type of assessment?

Ms. Thompson reads a story aloud to her 3rd-grade class and then asks them to retell the story in their own words. She listens carefully to each student’s retell and notes which key details and events they include. What is Ms. Thompson primarily assessing through this activity?  

Ms. Gutierrez dictated a list of 25 words to her students. Then she examined the specific features of the students’ written words, noting that many of her students could spell variant long vowel words but had trouble with inflected endings. What assessment is Ms. Gutierrez using?  

Which of the following best explains why a teacher would use a rubric as part of a formative assessment in a literacy classroom?

Three teachers decided to hold an essay contest for their students. Each of the teachers read all of the essays. Even though the teachers used the same scoring guide, they did not agree on the winner. This illustrates an issue with which of the following?  

After administering a social studies pretest, Mr. Baker realized his students were lacking in content-specific vocabulary and morphological knowledge. He then developed a lesson in which he first wrote the word geography on the board. He asked the students to look carefully at the parts of the word and listen as he read each word part. Students tapped each syllable, then read the word quickly. Mr. Baker reminded the students, “Say each syllable as you read the word.” Then, the students wrote the word while they pronounced each syllable. Finally, they discussed the meanings of the word parts. What was Mr. Baker’s instructional purpose?  

Based on results from a state-required reading assessment, Mr. Mendoza contacted the guardians of all students who scored in Tier 2 or Tier 3 to inform them that their children were eligible to participate in the school’s intervention program. Which assessment was used to make this determination?  

Ms. Alexia administered an assessment to her class of 20 students that was worth 20 points. Use the following data set of the students’ scores to answer the question.  2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 14, 14, 14, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 What is the mode of the students’ scores?  

Mr. Miller is meeting with George’s parents for a parent/teacher conference. He needs to explain to them George’s scores on the most recent IRI. These are George’s scores:  Comprehension is Tier 1 at the 55th percentile Text Fluency is Tier 2 at the 28th percentile Vocabulary is Tier 3 at the 16th percentile Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of these scores for George’s parents?   

A teacher gives students a list of made-up words like blat, frup, and sket and asks them to read the words aloud. What reading skill is the teacher assessing?