A reading assessment tool is a solution that helps a teacher to administer a literacy assessment or collect data on that assessment. One type of reading assessment tool is online assessment, e.g., Web entry. Another type of reading assessment tool is administering assessment and collecting data from the assessment via a handheld device such as a palm or pda. Wireless Generation's mCLASS® literacy solutions function as a reading assessment tool for teachers.
The U.S. Department of Education has recognized mCLASS software, a reading assessment tool, highlighting it in a virtual town hall meeting on how rural communities are harnessing the power of technology to help meet the goals and requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Teachers have been eager adopters of mCLASS software -- even skeptical teaching veterans -- because they find that they can learn to use the applications in just a few hours, and save time by doing the assessments on the handheld instead of on paper. Preliminary studies of mCLASS products show a 50% time savings in assessment administration alone, which adds up to 3-5 instructional days per teacher, per year.
Administrators value the mCLASS solutions because student performance data is captured accurately, teachers can apply the data to instruction more easily than they ever could using paper-based assessments, and student, class, school and district progress toward achievement goals can be easily tracked. Additionally, mCLASS solutions help administrators to collect and manage the data required to comply with No Child Left Behind Reading First requirements and other policy mandates.
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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