North Carolina Diagnostic Assessment for Reading
Welcome welcome back to all of our partner schools in the 2011-2012 North Carolina Diagnostic Assessment for Reading program! As part of Governor Beverly Perdue’s Ready, Set, Go! Initiative, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Wireless Generation are working in partnership to implement mCLASS:Reading 3D as the diagnostic assessment for reading in elementary grades. The assessment is designed to:
- Enable teachers to determine student learning needs and individualize instruction.
- Ensure that students are adequately prepared for the next level of coursework as set out by the Standard Course of Study.
- Save time by using technology to accurately record information.
- Facilitate more frequent formative assessment for struggling students.
- Make it possible to provide interventions for students in a timely manner.
Rigby Ultra Written Comprehension Materials
In response to feedback that we received from schools last year, we are pleased to announce that new TRC Written Comprehension items are now available. These questions are closely aligned to Common Core standards and have been subjected to several rounds of review by both DPI and an LEA review committee. In addition, we are excited to report that exemplars have been created for the books to assist in the scoring process. Moving forward, we ask that all TRC administrations utilize the new questions and exemplars; the older questions should no longer be used in benchmark administration.
You do not need to be concerned if you have students that have already been assessed at BOY with the 2010-2011 questions. Both the old and new versions are using the same rubric (0-3) and should not create any significant disparities in scoring. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the new questions and exemplars, please contact Blake Bryan at bbryan@wgen.net.
Click here to download 2011-2012 TRC Written Comprehension items
Happening Now
- Program Integration Checklist
- mCLASS BOY Kick-Off Webinar Presentation
- Listen to recorded mCLASS BOY Kick-Off Webinar
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Benchmark Windows: Guidelines and online submission of the 2011-2012 mCLASS:Reading 3D Benchmark Windows can be accessed here
- Important information for former STEP/Mondo and eAssessment schools
Resources: Downloads and Links
- NC Benchmark and Progress Monitoring Guidelines
- BOY Helpful Hints for TRC
- TRC Video Tutorial and Demonstration
- Big Ideas Continuum
- Accountability Position Paper from DIBELS Authors
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Brochure
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Case Study
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Program Alignment to K-5 NC Standard Course of Study
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Program Alignment to Core Curriculum
- mCLASS:Reading 3D FAQs (Updated July 2011)
- NC K-2 and mCLASS:Reading 3D Correlation
- NC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- mCLASS Implementation Road Map
- Burst: Reading
- Devices & Requirements
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Webcast
- Letter to Principals and LEA Leaders – March 2011
Presentations
mCLASS:Reading 3D Book Charts
- Harcourt/ Mondo Benchmark Book Chart
- STEP Benchmark Book Chart
- Rigby Benchmark Book Chart
- mCLASS:Reading 3D Online Literacy Library (Excel)
North Carolina Diagnostic Assessment Newsletter Archives
Previous issues of the North Carolina Diagnostic Assessment Newsletter will be archived and remain available for download here.
