Henry P. Clough Computer Lab

Henry P. Clough Computer Lab

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I hope that this can be a place for interactive communication for both parents and students. It is my goal to share news about advances in technology, updates about activities in our technology classroom, as well as great websites that I may come across. I also hope however, that as parents and students you will share with me websites and/or software and hardware that you are familiar with and know that kids love!

As you come across new tech tools, please use this as a place to share! I will also be posting sites, videos, and articles I think you and your child may enjoy.

I’m looking forward to another fantastic school year and as always working as partners to advance our children in the 21st century. Remember to visit my website for further information about our computer lab at the Henry P. Clough Elementary School.

Ms. Jordan

MURSD~ Elementary Technology Specialist


Wednesday, January 9, 2013

SRI and SMI Testing - What's it all about?

During the next two weeks in technology students will be engaging in the SRI and SMI testing.
These tests are taken on the computer in the computer lab. Each test is about 40 minutes long although most students finish the tests prior to that.


SCHOLASTIC READING INVENTORY (SRI)

      A research-based, computer-adaptive reading assessment program for students for Grades 2, 3 and 4.

     Measures reading comprehension on the Lexile Framework® for Reading.

      Its a fast and reliable low-stakes assessment to inform instruction and make accurate placement recommendations.    

      Aligned to state tests.

      SRI helps educators forecast student achievement to those important goals.
 
 

What is A Lexile Score?
A Lexile measure is a valuable piece of information about either an individual's reading ability or the difficulty of a text, like a book or magazine article. The Lexile measure is shown as a number with an "L" after it — 880L is 880 Lexile.

A student gets his or her Lexile reader measure from a reading test or program. For example, if a student receives an 880L on her end-of-grade reading test, she is an 880 Lexile reader. Higher Lexile measures represent a higher level of reading ability. A Lexile reader measure can range from below 200L for beginning readers to above 1700L for advanced readers. Readers who score at or below 0L receive a BR for Beginning Reader.

For more information check out this video!

 

SCHOLASTIC MATH INVENTORY™ (SMI)
  • A research-based, computer-adaptive math assessment program for students in Grades 2 – 9+ that measures math understanding on The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics.
  • The most powerful feature of SMI is its ability to administer fast and reliable low-stakes assessment to inform instruction and make accurate placement recommendations.
  • Aligned to the Common Core State Standards, SMI helps educators forecast student achievement to those important goals.
 

·    SMI was developed in partnership with MetaMetrics, the creators of The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics – a proven measure of math achievement and math concept difficulty.

 
·    The Quantile Measure

 
·     The Quantile Framework for Mathematics uses the Quantile measure to evaluate both math achievement and the level of math skills and concepts. By placing both student and instruction on the same scale, the Quantile Framework allows educators to evaluate curriculum needs based on each student’s level of performance.


The Quantile Map