Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data
“The goal is to gain enough information about student progress to make effective decisions while minimizing the time spent administering assessments.”
- Joe Torgesen (2006, p.3)
Director Emeritus, FCRR
Goal of Assessment
• Utilize adaptive technology to precisely target student performance levels
• Focus on assessing the skills most predictive of reading success
• Provide connections to instructional strategies to address skill gaps
Minimize testing, maximize data
Efficient, Individualized, Reliable
Reading Assessment for Prescriptive Instructional Data
Background:
• Developed by the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR)
• Two federal grants focused on efficient measurement of core components of comprehension
• Normative sample of more than 40,000 students in grades pre-K–12
Classical Testing Example
Adaptive Testing Example
RAPID 3–12
Fall / Winter / Spring30 – 45 minutes
1. Which of my students are on track for end-of-year reading success?
2. What are the learner profiles for my students? Which skills should I target in instruction?
3. How has student performance changed over the year and across years?
RAPID reports help answer:
Screener and Diagnostic
Learner Profiles
Measure growth
Lexia RAPID Assessment