STAR Early Literacy & Measures of Academic Progress @ NHA

1. STEPPING STONES TO USING DATA STAR Early Literacy & Measures of Academic Progress @ NHA Using Assessment Data to Drive Instruction

2. Challenging Our Students to Reach their Highest Potential By using assessments that help guide instruction. How can we accomplish this? Better Data = Better Learning!

3. Intended Accomplishments Overview of MAP and STAR EL Testing MAP and STAR Reports Analyze and Use Data on Reports Student Goal Setting

4. Testing Windows • MAP testingfor grades 2-8 is done during three main test windows: • Fall (Goals/Survey test -1 hour/subject area) • Winter (Goals/Survey test) • Spring (Goals/Survey test) • Optional-Summer (Survey test for placement or Goals/Survey after summer school program) • Only fall and spring test data will be used for gain analysis (to determine student growth). Data from each test window should be used to track progress throughout the year. • STAR testingis done within the MAP test windows and may also be done once a month, if desired.

5. Computer Adaptive Testing You will pinpoint your student’s specific achievement level with greater accuracy. This can be accomplished because… …the difficulty of test questions are automatically adjusted to the instructional level and abilities of the student, based on their answers.

6. TriangulationThree supporting pieces that agree Never use only one piece of data to make important decisions! Local & State Assessments Teacher (Classroom Assessment) MAP/STAR Data

7. STAR Early LiteracyData Analysis

8. Who Should Take STAR Early Literacy? Any student who is not yet an independent reader. (has <100-word vocabulary) Primarily pre-kindergarten through first-grade students. Second-language learners Special Ed students The key to successful instructional planning is accurate and timely assessment!

9. 7 Domains STAR EL Terms & Domains General Readiness Graphophonemic Knowledge Phonemic Awareness Phonics Structural Analysis Vocabulary Comprehension • 41 Underlying Skills Refer to document: STAR EL Literacy Skill Definitions (page ) • Correlation between STAR and Scope & Sequence of Open Court • State Aligned

10. STAR EL Reports Refer to document: What the Scores Mean (page ) • Teachers can Generate Reports from their Desktop • *Score Distribution Report:Provides a table showing the skills score distribution of a group of students for each of the domains. Shows strengths and areas of concern. • *Summary Report: Summarizes the test results over time for the students you’ve selected. • *Growth Report:Shows the test results for the group of students you’ve selected and measures their progress between two testing sessions. • *Diagnostic Report:Provides an individual skills assessment, etc. and may help to determine how to improve your student’s performance. • *Parent Report: Information letter for parents or guardians that provides up-to-date information about their child’s progress in attaining early literacy skills.

11. 25-49% of the time, the student achieved this skill, etc. Results show class strengths and weaknesses Each domain includes between three and twelve skills If you haven’t taught the skill, the skill score will probably be low. Don’t worry-be happy! Look for different skills depending on the time of year. Return

12. Return to Understanding Reports

13. Return Shows progress for individual students Literacy Domain Scores Shows skill progress for the entire class

14. Provides information on one student Scaled Score Identifies whether the student is an emergent reader, transitional reader or probable reader Shows skills for which student may need additional instruction Return

16. Recommendations for Analyzing STAR Early Literacy Reports • 1. Analyze the Summary and/or Growth Reports first. Review what the scaled score refers to and identify the scaled score for each student. Determine: • Emergent reader (novice): 300-674 (If young 5’s test, ideal Spring goal would be at least 300) • Transitional reader (basic): 675-774 (Ideal Spring goal for Kindergarten students would be at least 675) • Probable reader (proficient): >775 (Ideal Spring goal for First grade students would be at least 775) • 2. Using the Distribution Statistics Chart and two different colored highlighters, determine the percentile rankings of each student in each literacy domain area. • On your reports, highlight the percentile in each literacy domain, indicating where a student is below grade level. (use most recent test event) • Using the other colored highlighter, highlight the percentile in each literacy domain, indicating where a student is above grade level. • 3. Using the Diagnostic Report and the Class Breakdown by Skill Score Charts, group students according to their strengths and areas of concern. • Refer to your Growth Report activity information and note on the Class Breakdown Chart which students are below and above grade level.

17. Other Resources • Power Lessons • Get Principal approval • Must purchase from Renaissance Learning • www.renlearn.com

18. Click for Goal-Setting Activity: “Using STAR EL Assessments to Guide Instruction”

19. MAP Data Analysis

20. Student’s instructional level score (Rausch Unit) A resource listing skills/concepts, based on RIT ranges to help design instruction Indicates how students performed in various goal areas of the test (state standards) Measures of Academic Progress (the computer adaptive test) An academic roadmap. The arithmetic average The middle score received by a group of students; half of the scores are above, half are below this score Data based on performance of students from a wide variety of schools and school districts Key Words and Concepts

21. Think about… • What planning has to take place? • How do I own this data and make it work for me and my students? • How do I help others understand and use this data? • What resources will I need to get the job done?

22. Instructional Level • The MAP test is not a test for determining mastery of skills. • It provides a road map for students toward achieving mastery. The MAP test provides the instructional level of the student through the RIT score, which can then be translated into skills and concepts that the student already knows and/or should be taught.

23. MAP’s RIT (Rasch Unit) Scale • RIT = Achievement/ Instructional level score • Used to show growth over time • Numbers on the RIT scale relate directly to the difficulty of items on the test to provide a more accurate assessment • Score has the same meaning regardless of the students’ grade level or items taken Adult Reading MAP Test 250 x x - - - - + + + + x + 215 x + x 5th Grade x x x + x x x x x x x 150 Beginning Literacy

24. Let’s GetFamiliar with MAP Reports!

25. MAP Reports MAP Reports are available 24-48 hours after testing is complete, provided data uploads to NWEA are successful. Access Online: • Teacher Report • Class Roster Report(Individual Student Progress) • Class by RIT Report Must Order:(Principal has instructions how to order) • Class Report(Alpha & RIT) • Grade Report(Alpha & RIT) • Individual Student Progress Report(Parent Report) • Achievement Status Growth Report(ASG)

26. Accessing NWEA Reports Website BondyBondy3586759 ****** Go to https://reports.nwea.org Primary Teachers receive their user name and password from Principal (Principal receives from MAP Coordinator)

27. Accessing MAP “Teacher” Reports

28. Accessing MAP “Teacher” Reports

29. Sample Teacher Report Click for Goal Score Translation Chart Return

30. Accessing “Class Roster” Reports (AKA Individual Student Progress Reports)

31. Accessing “Class Roster” Student Information Click Here for Student Information

32. “Class Roster” Student Information

33. Accessing “Class Roster” Student Progress Reports Click on student name for Progress Report

34. Class Roster: Individual Student Progress Report Return On-line Indiv. Student Progress Report p. 10

35. Class by RIT: Class Breakdown by Subject Click on subject area name to see the class breakdown by goal area

36. Class by RIT: Class Breakdown by Goal Or click on <all students in cell> to see DesCartes skills associated with the students in that RIT range Or click on a goal name to see DesCartes skills for the entire RIT range in that goal for the class Click on student’s name to see DesCartes skills and concepts associated with RIT range Return

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40. (AKA Parent Report) Return Sample Report p. 9

41. Achievement Status & Growth Report Achievement Status & Growth Targets Class Report p.

42. A Closer Look: Teacher Report

43. RIT vs Percentile: Teacher Report RIT: Grade level independent Percentile: Grade level dependent (NWEA norm)

44. Are there expected RIT and growth scores? typical

45. Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement Mathematics Achievement and Growth Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement Chart

46. RIT Block Growth Norms 11.3 5.4 RIT Block Growth Norms p. Monitoring Growth in Student Achievement p.

47. Placement Guidelines A RIT is only one piece of the puzzle for making important decisions. Placement Guidelines p.

48. Summary Goal Information Goal Performance Areas correlate to State topics Summary Totals in the Goal Performance Areas Sample Math Teacher Report p.

49. Scavenger Hunt Katlynne • Which student has the highest score? • Which student has the lowest score? • Which student has the median score? • Which goal area has the highest mean? • Which goal has the lowest standard deviation? Kirsten Nasser Number Sense Algebraic Fxn Sample Math Teacher Report p.

50. Let’s Work with the Sample Data