I would like to let you know about a new Reading assessment tool being used by the district. Parents of 4th and 5th Grade students may have heard about istation last school year, as all 3rd-5th Graders participated in the assessment and some participated in the interventions offered. All students in Grades Kindergarten through 5th Grade will be participating this school year. HISD has chosen the assessment tool within the istation program to assess students in K-2nd and this will replace the Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI) starting this school year. Third through 5th Graders in the district will continue to participate. In fact, all the students at Roberts have completed the on line assessment over the past 3 weeks.
The assessment and interventions are being used by the district to identify and target students who are struggling to acquire critical Reading skills. All students are monitored for continued progress throughout the year with a beginning(BOY), Middle (MOY), and End (EOY)assessment. Students indicating a need for intervention will be assessed at least once a month.
The areas of Reading that are assessed varies based on grade level. Kindergarteners and some 1st Graders are also learning to work with a touch pad on the laptops and working to negotiate the test. Teachers are working with students to best observe and assess that Reading skills are being determined and sorting out the computer skills from academic skills.
Teachers will evaluate to determine instructional goals for students and use the data to plan for future instruction.
If your child has been targeted for intervention after taking the istation assessment, a letter will be sent home in this coming week's Tuesday Folder. If you have further questions and/or concerns, you can contact your child's teacher or myself.
Happy Reading,
Carol Rivers
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