No Child Left Behind outlines that every child in the United States must be a fluent reader by third grade. An accurate first grade reading assessment is very important in meeting federal mandates. A popular first grade reading assessment is DIBELS® (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills). Another common first grade reading assessment is administering reading records. The first grade reading assessment chosen often depends on the popular pedagogical approach of the state or district.
Wireless Generation's mCLASS®:Reading software for administering Reading Records ignited excitement about handheld-to-Web assessment. mCLASS®:Reading 3D™ software is a new, vastly enhanced version that gives educators the most complete toolkit for assessing and teaching reading in grades K-2 – one that includes the DIBELS scientifically based screening and progress monitoring in the five Big Ideas in Beginning Reading, as well as Early Literacy Diagnostics (ELDs). The mCLASS:Reading 3D solution fuses the best assessment practices across pedagogical approaches, incorporating phonemic awareness, phonics and fluency assessments with print concepts, sight words, Reading Records, and comprehension measures.
Wireless Generation developed mCLASS:Reading 3D software through a unique collaboration with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland (MCPS), one of the nation's highest performing districts, which was looking for an approach to assessment that could be tailored to the diverse needs of its student population. And while paper-based assessments can be challenging to administer, mCLASS:Reading 3D software makes the assessment process dramatically more efficient and effective, with real-time results facilitating the right instructional program for every child.
mCLASS:Reading 3D:
Consists of 10 measures: the five core DIBELS measures and five ELDs from MCPS' Assessment Program - Primary Reading, grounded in balanced literacy practices
Supports Benchmark assessment three times per year using DIBELS and balanced literacy measures
Includes 30 Rigby Books from leading publisher included for benchmark Reading Record assessment – includes Prompting, Retelling, and Comprehension questions
Supports Progress Monitoring, using DIBELS measures for at-risk students and balanced literacy measures for students at or above benchmark
Enables ongoing Reading Record assessment, using more than 4,000 leveled readers from 15 leading publishers
Delivers instant results on the handheld
Offers one-touch, secure data transfer to the Internet
Provides immediate, easy-to-use Web and print reports
Wireless Generation, Inc. provides educators with the most advanced system for collecting and using assessment data, helping to create a culture of continuous feedback and improvement in classrooms across the country. The company provides in-depth professional development and training services.
The company offers the leading early reading assessments on the mCLASS platform, including TPRI®, DIBELS®, PALS™, Reading Records, CIRCLE™, Tejas LEE®, and Reading 3D™. Each component features Web-based reporting, analysis, data management, and instructional planning tools to provide a complete assessment solution.
Since mCLASS software's introduction in 2002, more than 100,000 educators in 48 states have adopted it for observational assessment. Today, two million PreK-6 students are being assessed using mCLASS solutions.
Wireless Generation continues to develop new products and services based on its mission of maximizing the educational value of every teacher-student interaction.
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