As I began this class- I felt pretty confident in my assessing ability. As a Sped teacher- I have to assess all the time. I typically administer an ILR about every 2 months depending on when the IEP falls into the school year- but little did I know that I was not using the full potential of the assessment. I recently purchased the QRI-5, which has really opened my eyes to everything that I can assess... prior knowledge, oral reading, unaided recall comprehension, look-back comprehension, think aloud comprehension, frustration level, instructional level, and independent level-
For the first time in a long time- I am excited about reading assessments.
You are not the only one to feel this way. I had a conversation just recently with our own Sped department about assessment. None of them had any idea that the subtests existed. So often, people are handed assessments without the proper training or time to really get comfortable with using them. Teachers, in general, learn a lot on the fly. Although I can understand the time considerations, there is often something "lost in translation" when this occurs, because we often do not go back and teach ourselves how to do something properly- even if it is for our own benefit.
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