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CIL 621
Assessment in Literacy
Dr. Chyllis Scott
North Las Vegas. For the 2017 – 2018 school year, I served as the grade level case
RTI team, I worked with the school strategist to collect data on our students who fell
below the 10% percentile on schoolwide assessments for iReady and MAPS. It was
determined by the team that these students required weekly monitoring to track their
progress.
The assessment used to benchmark and track progress in math was the
administered in the fall, winter and spring. These scores provide data points that allow
for the tracking of student progress. Those students who are identified as struggling
Before I began research for my IAAL, I did not see the benefit of the M-COMP
beyond its face value which was measuring a student’s ability to add and subtract. I
simply did not know enough to understand the intrinsic value of this tool. Through
weekly progress monitoring using this eight-minute timed assessment, valuable data
This data can then be used as a part of the evidence compiled to justify, or not, the
need for additional screening would assist the Special Education team in making
attain the CCSS. The tests have consequential validity for making screening decisions
to facilitate early intervention and critically, for frequent progress monitoring, one of the
most powerful tools to increase achievement” (Shinn, Mark R., 2010, p. 1). Adding and
subtracting within 20 is an end of the year standard for first grade (NVACS 1.OA.C.6).
to utilize the strategies from this course. The challenge was how to get there. As a
I as a Learner (IAAL) Page 4
first-grade math and science teacher, I speak of literacy, fluency, and comprehension;
terms which are typically associated with reading. In general conversation, the simple
definition ascribed to the word “literacy” involves the ability to read and write. So, what
arithmetic. The modern term's meaning has been expanded to include the ability to use
communicate, gain useful knowledge and use the dominant symbol systems of a
culture.” (The Audiopedia, 2016). Literacy provides us with the ability to communicate
in varied forms.
Neuman’s reference that passengers are warned to be mindful of the gap between the
platform and the train upon entering or exiting the car. (p. 535). They reinforced in my
mind, the importance of formative assessments. Such data, when used thoughtfully,
makes clear the student’s mastery of the strategy being learned and how wide the gap
may be between where a student is and where he or she needs to be. Data from
formative assessments helps us narrow the gap and summative assessments quantify
In order to reach the point of mathematics literacy where higher level thinking is
required, students must be able to add and subtract within 20 fluently. The M-COMP is
another tool for teachers and support teams to track whether or not a student in on track
to fluency.
I as a Learner (IAAL) Page 5
With the foregoing in mind, I created two lesson plans that focus on mathematics
literacy and fluency. Beginning strategies, such as “counting on” and “move and count,”
my instruction. Depending upon the complexity of the concepts being taught and the
ability of individual students, it is not unusual for me to teach and reinforce through the
use of counters, base-10 blocks, connecting cubes, dominoes, dice, and cards. I have
found that the more ways I can demonstrate the concept and strategies being taught,
References
20.Mathematics.1.OA.C.6.
Measurement, and the Common Core Standards: All Parts of Meaningful School
The Audiopedia. (2016, August 13). What is literacy? What does literacy mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1E5LTa3K8s.