What the heck is a D R A

What the heck is a D. R. A. ?

What does D. R. A. stand for? l l l Developmental – means l Growth – are you growing? Reading – means l Comprehension and fluency Assessment – means l See how you’re doing.

What does the D. R. A. check for?

FLUENCY l Accuracy – reading and saying the right words l Expression and Phrasing – do you read the way you talk? l Rate – the speed you read at.

COMPREHENSION OR UNDERSTANDING l This part of the DRA checks to see if you are able to use the strategies (tools) to understand the text.

Questions and Predictions l Questions – what do you want to know about the characters leading up to the point you are reading? l l l Event IN THE PAST QUESTION FORM Predictions – what do you think the story is going to be about? l l FUTURE EVENTS STATEMENT FORM

SUMMARY Summary vs. Retell – everything that happened, in order, from start to finish, all of the details l Summary – tell the whole story in a couple of sentences using the most important parts of the story. l

Summary l Somebody l l l The main character(s) Wanted l What was his goal? l What is keeping him from his goal? l What did he do to get his goal? But So Then l What did the main character learn?

Literal Comprehension Can you recognize the important parts of the story? l Setting l Main character l The MAIN events l Resolution - How did it end

Interpretation l l l Inference – draw a conclusion based on the clues the author gave you The author won’t give you the answer You will have to figure it out on your own.

Reflection l l l The MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE STORY! If it wasn’t for this event, you wouldn’t have a story. Can you recognize it and tell why it is important?

Metacognitive Awareness l l Can you recognize the strategies you used to understand the story? How did you THINK?