The teacher reads aloud the prompts/questions and records the student’s responses on this AFTER oral reading and BEFORE reading silently. Questions: List 3 questions that you had while reading the first part of this story. Predictions: What are 3 things you think might happen in the rest of this story? After Reading the Book: (see next page for graphic organizer used to take notes during silent reading) Summary: Write a summary of this story in your own words. Include the important characters, events, and details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story. You may use the book to help you write your summary. Literal Comprehension/Note Taking: Teacher analyzes notes taken on graphic organizer during silent reading for this score; looking for important information from the text recorded by the student. Interpretation: How did Maggie’s feelings change? Use information from the story to support your answer. Reflection: What do you think is the most important think that Maggie learned from this experience? Tell why you think it is important. Metacognitive Awareness: Check 1 strategy that you used to help you understand this story. Making connections: I thought about similar experiences and/or stories. Questioning: I asked myself questions as I read. Visualizing: I pictured what was happening. Inferring: I thought the reasons why things happened. Responding Emotionally: I understood the character’s feelings. Give at least 2 specific examples from this story that show how you used this comprehension strategy. Reread what you have written to make sure your answers are the way you want them before you hand them in. DRA 2 Comprehension Assessment in condensed form: Washington Level 70
The teacher reads aloud the prompts/questions and records the student’s responses on this AFTER oral reading and BEFORE reading silently. Questions: List 3 questions that you had while reading the first part of this story. Predictions: What are 3 things you think might happen in the rest of this story? After Reading the Book: (see next page for graphic organizer used to take notes during silent reading) Summary: Write a summary of this story in your own words. Include the important characters, events, and details from the beginning, middle, and end of the story. You may use the book to help you write your summary. Literal Comprehension/Note Taking: Teacher analyzes notes taken on graphic organizer during silent reading for this score; looking for important information from the text recorded by the student. Interpretation: How did Maggie’s feelings change? Use information from the story to support your answer. Reflection: What do you think is the most important think that Maggie learned from this experience? Tell why you think it is important. Metacognitive Awareness: Check 1 strategy that you used to help you understand this story. Making connections: I thought about similar experiences and/or stories. Questioning: I asked myself questions as I read. Visualizing: I pictured what was happening. Inferring: I thought the reasons why things happened. Responding Emotionally: I understood the character’s feelings. Give at least 2 specific examples from this story that show how you used this comprehension strategy. Reread what you have written to make sure your answers are the way you want them before you hand them in. DRA 2 Comprehension Assessment in condensed form: Washington Level 70
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