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TheLanguageArtsDPMprovidesteacherswithvaluableinformationonthereadingand
writingdevelopmentofeachstudent,whichhelpsthemmakeinformedinstructionaldecisionsto
facilitateliteracygrowth.Avarietyofassessmentsareusedtoassessstudentsprogressatdifferent
timesoftheyearontheacquisitionoftheTexasEssentialKnowledgeandSkills(TEKS)learning
standardsforGrade1.
LiteracyAssessment
Reading
IndependentReadingLevel
HighFrequencyWords
ISIPOverallScore
MeetsReadingStandards
Language
WrittenComposition
MeetsLanguageStandards
BeginningofYear
MidYear
EndofYear
Minimum
Standard
Minimum
Standard
Minimum
Standard
F
68of75
Tier2
2of3
I/J
136of150
Tier2
2of3
DistrictStandard
DistrictStandard
4of6
1of1
5of6
1of1
C
33of35
Tier2
2of3
DistrictStandard
3of6
1of1
IndependentReadingLevel(IRL):TheIRLisassessedusingtheFountasandPinnellBenchmark
AssessmentSystem(alphabeticlevels).Studentsreadaleveledtextwhiletheteacherrecordsthe
waythestoryisreadtodetermineachildsaccuracy(numberofwordspronouncedcorrectly),
fluency(expression,pacing,intonation,andattentiontopunctuation),andcomprehension.
HighFrequencyWords: Studentsmustreadhighfrequencywordflashcardswithin3
secondstodemonstratemastery.ThehighfrequencywordsarebasedonDr.EdwardFrys
researchofthemostcommonlyusedwordsinEnglish.
ISIP: IStationsIndicatorsofProgressisarequiredearlyliteracyassessmentcomposedof
shortteststhatdetermineastudentsoverallreadingability.Thecomputerbasedassessment
measuresstudentsintheareasofphonemicawareness,letterknowledge,alphabeticdecoding,
vocabulary,comprehension,spelling,andtextfluency.ForadditionalinformationaboutISIP,
gotowww.istation.com.
WrittenComposition: Studentswriteacompositiononaselfselectedtopicbaseduponthe
currentgradelevelunitofstudy.Thewritingisscoredusingthe6point,holisticGrade1
WritingRubric;evaluatingthepapersideas,organization,voice,wordchoice,fluency,and
conventions.
Updated 11.1.2013