Presented by: Katie Jordan

1. SRI and SMI Training Presented by: Katie Jordan Professional Development November 6, 2012 Please log in using the following: Username: cstudent Password: cstudent

2. Agenda Understanding SRI and Lexile Scores Lexile Overview Video How to use Lexile Scores In Your Classroom SRI Testing Software for Students SAM – Scholastic Achievement Manager and Accessing Reports Lexile Resources www.lexile.com/findbook BREAK Understanding SMI and Quantile Scores The Quantile Framework for Mathematics Quantile Overview Video www.quantile.com QuantileTeacher Assistant SMI – Testing Software for Students Questions and time to access SAM and reports OTHER QR Codes, Explore Software in the Lab, Pearson, IXL

3. Scholastic Reading Inventory SRI Understanding SRI Testing and Lexile Scores Part I

4. What is SRI Testing? SCHOLASTIC READING INVENTORY™ (SRI) • A research-based, computer-adaptive reading assessment program for students for Grades 2, 3 and 4. • Measures reading comprehension on the Lexile Framework® for Reading. • It’s a fast and reliable low-stakes assessment to inform instruction and make accurate placement recommendations. • Aligned to state tests. • SRI helps educators forecast student achievement to those important goals.

5. What is a Lexile® Measure? • A Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an individual's reading ability or the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an "L" after it — 880L is 880 Lexile. • A student gets his or her Lexile reader measure from a reading test or program. For example, if a student receives an 880L on her end-of-grade reading test, she is an 880 Lexile reader. Higher Lexile measures represent a higher level of reading ability. A Lexile reader measure can range from below 200L for beginning readers to above 1700L for advanced readers. Readers who score at or below 0L receive a BR for Beginning Reader.

6. Lexile Overview Video

7. Using Lexile Measures In Your Classroom

8. Using Lexile Measures In Your Classroom **Currently we are not sharing reports with parents

9. Testing • Grades 2, 3 and 4 • Three times a year ( Sept., Jan., June) • Does not require prior knowledge of ideas outside the passage, • Does not test on vocabulary taken out of context, or require formal logic • SRI derives its question bank from authentic passages of literature • Test items are drawn from a variety of content areas

10. SRI Testing • Testing Procedures • Accessing Testing Program - Links • Usernames and Passwords • SRI Software (student test) • SAM (Scholastic Achievement Manager) • Teacher management software

11. 21 Various SRI Reports http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/sri_reading_assessment/management_system_reports.htm

12. Getting into SMI/SRI and SAM SAM – Scholastic Achievement Manage(Teacher Management and Reports Click here to get the SAM screen below Student Access to Testing (both SRI and SMI) Click on Launch Sam

13. Username and Password First initial and your last name Password Is your school clough / memorial *lower case no spaces

14. SAMPLE REPORT • This report provides an individual student’s test history • Targets appropriate instructional and independent reading levels • Gives specific teaching recommendations to help each student meet grade level expectations. Another tool to use in our RTI process!

15. SAM INTERFACE Main Menu Double Click on a menu option to change the information in the main window Select School Grade, Teacher and group if listed.

16. After you have made your selection in the main menu…. 1. Select Reports 2. All Reports 3. Select SMI Reports Or Select SRI Reports Run Report **Check Dates

17. Check Dates Save or print reports Let’s go into the program and explore!

20. BREAK

21. What is SMI Testing? SCHOLASTIC MATH INVENTORY™ (SMI) • SCHOLASTIC MATH INVENTORY™ (SMI) • A research-based, computer-adaptive math assessment program for students in Grades 2 – 9+ that measures math understanding on The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics. • The most powerful feature of SMI is its ability to administer fast and reliable low-stakes assessment to inform instruction and make accurate placement recommendations. • Aligned to the Common Core State Standards, SMI helps educators forecast student achievement to those important goals.

22. What is SMI Testing? SCHOLASTIC MATH INVENTORY™ (SMI) SMI was developed in partnership with MetaMetrics, the creators of The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics – a proven measure of math achievement and math concept difficulty. The QuantileMeasure The Quantile Framework for Mathematics uses the Quantile measure to evaluate both math achievement and the level of math skills and concepts. By placing both student and instruction on the same scale, the Quantile Framework allows educators to evaluate curriculum needs based on each student’s level of performance.

23. The Quantile Framework for Mathematics • The Quantile Framework can help teachers select materials within a specific student's learning frontier. The learning frontier is from 50 Quantile measures above to 50 quantile measures below a student's score.

24. The Quantile Framework for Mathematics • The Quantile Framework is broken down into QTaxons, specific mathematical topics, concepts or skills. Each QTaxon is a number followed by a Q. The higher the number, the more difficult the solvability. Each QTaxon aligns with one of the five NCTM mathematical strands - Numbers and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Algebra/Patterns & Functions, and Data Analysis & Probability. Each QTaxon has a Knowledge Cluster which indicates the precursor and supporting QTaxons. The precursor QTaxons describe the skills and concepts that should be mastered before beginning instruction on the main QTaxon. The supporting QTaxons represent skills that are not necessary for the lesson, but could broaden and enrich the lesson. • Quantile measures are not directly connected to grade levels. Within any classroom there will be students with a wide range of Quantile scores. Because teachers can use a student's Quantile score to assess the mathematical needs of that student, they can target instruction, forecast understanding, and improve mathematics instruction.

25. The Quantile Framework for Mathematics • The Quantile Framework is broken down into QTaxons, specific mathematical topics, concepts or skills. Each QTaxon is a number followed by a Q. The higher the number, the more difficult the solvability. Each QTaxon aligns with one of the five NCTM mathematical strands - Numbers and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Algebra/Patterns & Functions, and Data Analysis & Probability. Each QTaxon has a Knowledge Cluster which indicates the precursor and supporting QTaxons. The precursor QTaxons describe the skills and concepts that should be mastered before beginning instruction on the main QTaxon. The supporting QTaxons represent skills that are not necessary for the lesson, but could broaden and enrich the lesson. Quantile measures are not directly connected to grade levels. Within any classroom there will be students with a wide range of Quantile scores. Because teachers can use a student's Quantile score to assess the mathematical needs of that student, they can target instruction, forecast understanding, and improve mathematics instruction.

26. Quantile Overview Video

31. SMI Testing • Testing Procedures • Accessing Testing Program - Links • Usernames and Passwords • SMI Software (student test) • SAM (Scholastic Achievement Manager) • Teacher management software