Reading-Accuracy Development with Tests for Teaching Dr Susan Galletly Sept 2009

‘Tests for Teaching’: Data for Multiple Purposes‣ Diagnostic data: Test data must be useful for guidinginstruction, showing next steps of instruction needed.‣ Achievement data: Useful for• Guiding instruction• Monitoring student progress.• Monitoring effectiveness of• Current instruction• New instruction schools want to trial.‣ For teaching both students and teachers/systems‣ CBM (Curriculum-based measurement): a very effectiveway to develop tests, e.g. DIBELS, Galletly Vowel WordReading Tests, maths facts tests, etc, etc, etc,:• In any curriculum area you want students to master,• Make parallel tests of the curriculum content,• This allows you to measure student progress over time.• The test provides achievement data (scores) and diagnostic data(items).• To develop norms, encourage the tests to be used with manychildren.