Rubric for Assessing a Retell Levels K-Z Name: Date: Book Title: What factors determine the student’s independent reading level? factors should be checked when assessing a reader (Allington, 2001): 1. Accuracy and self corrections 2. Comprehension 3. Fluency and Expression How accurate does the student’s reading need to be? 96%-100% -- Easy (Independent Reading Level) 90%-95% -- Scaffolded Instruction Level (Books for small group work) Below 90% -- TOO DIFFICULT (Frustration Level) How to Use the Rubric: Quickly look over the student’s retell. A retell of 3 or 4 will be one factor in deciding whether this student is reading independently at this level. After quickly assessing the retell, ask any of the comprehension questions that the student didn’t address in the retell, particularly if it’s easier for you to assess the questions than the retell. 4 3 2 1 big events in big events in has a few of the big clear • • • • sequence sequence events, but only a misunderstanding of or or partial recounting of text orders the retell by orders the retell by them or • • meaning meaning or retells only an • or or may retell only the isolated portion of the • summarizes the gist summarizes the gist beginning or ending of text (talks only about • • of the story of the story the passage oneor two sentences does not talk from the passage) or or • what it’s mostly tells what it’s mostly character feelings or • • about and refers to about and refers to up a story • details in the text details in the text or names character names character repeats what the • • • feelings feelings teacher said in the names why the names why the book introduction • • characters do the characters do the things they do in the things they do in the story story uses setting details • in the retell (when setting is in the passage)
Rubric for Assessing a Retell Levels K-Z Name: Date: Book Title: What factors determine the student’s independent reading level? factors should be checked when assessing a reader (Allington, 2001): 1. Accuracy and self corrections 2. Comprehension 3. Fluency and Expression How accurate does the student’s reading need to be? 96%-100% -- Easy (Independent Reading Level) 90%-95% -- Scaffolded Instruction Level (Books for small group work) Below 90% -- TOO DIFFICULT (Frustration Level) How to Use the Rubric: Quickly look over the student’s retell. A retell of 3 or 4 will be one factor in deciding whether this student is reading independently at this level. After quickly assessing the retell, ask any of the comprehension questions that the student didn’t address in the retell, particularly if it’s easier for you to assess the questions than the retell. 4 3 2 1 • big events in sequence or • orders the retell by meaning or • summarizes the gist of the story or • what it’s mostly about and refers to details in the text • names character feelings • names why the characters do the things they do in the story • uses setting details in the retell (when setting is in the passage) • big events in sequence or • orders the retell by meaning or • summarizes the gist of the story or • tells what it’s mostly about and refers to details in the text • names character feelings • names why the characters do the things they do in the story • has a few of the big events, but only a partial recounting of them or • may retell only the beginning or ending of the passage • does not talk character feelings • clear misunderstanding of text or • retells only an isolated portion of the text (talks only about oneor two sentences from the passage) or • up a story or • repeats what the teacher said in the book introduction
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