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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, I totally understand the need for instructional time. I wonder what the price comparison between the Universal screener and a sub day for every teacher to administer the DRA or even the would be.  I personally get a lot of information when I test my kids myself.  Nonverbal body language, fluency information, the wait time they need, confidence level and I just can't see this "screener" replicating any of that.  [/quote]

I estimate that last year I gave at least 120 individual DRA assessments (57 students x at least 2 each). I did get one sub day, which helped to make a small dent in the total assessing.

[quote=Anonymous]Don't you get a lot of that information when you meet with the children in reading groups? I imagine you could probably gauge each student's DRA level accurately just from class.   [/quote]

Guided reading groups are helpful, but I can't administer the DRA and meet with groups. Groups stop when large numbers of DRAs have to be completed.

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I think the poster was just asking if you could make the same observations you were concerned about missing from an assessment during a reading group. Not administer a DRA.[/quote]

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