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2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading – 10/09 update – NEW Questions
1. What is the length of time provided for the assessment windows for FAIR?
2. How much time should be allotted if students are completing all components of the Web-based Assessment Module (WAM)?
3. Will we gain the same information from the FAIR that we have received from the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR)? If not, will we continue to assess these students using a diagnostic assessment, such as the DAR?
4. Where is the FAIR reflected in the decision trees in Just Read, Florida! K-12 Plan?
5. Can we get a PMRN report that reflects students’ ability scores?
6. Will there be an end of the year printout available for the student’s cumulative file?
7. Is the second grade Spelling task timed? Is the 3-12 Word Analysis task timed?
8. How do you invalidate scores?
9. What if the student chooses not to do his/her best during the assessment?
10. Will benchmark information be provided from administration of the Targeted Diagnostic Inventory (TDI)?
11. Do the reading passages contain literary and informational text?
12. How were words chosen for the Vocabulary task? Is there research to support the selection of the specific vocabulary words?
13. Can a student be enrolled in more than one class at one time on the PMRN? (i.e. ESE and general education class).
14. If a student is entered into the PMRN, how long does it take to transfer that information to the Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)?
15. How are students’ previous FCAT scores uploaded to the PMRN?
16. Can data be retrieved for each student over multiple years?
17. Will the parent letters be generated in other languages?
18. How many years of previous FORF scores will be available on the PMRN?
19. Are there accommodations provided for ELL, ESE, or 504 students?
20. Who administers FAIR to ESE students?
21. Is it advisable to assess all students in grades 3-12 with the Targeted Diagnostic Inventory even if they achieved an FCAT Success Probability score of 85% or above?
22. What are the reading levels of the Grades 1-2 Reading Comprehension passages?
23. How do teachers handle the error on the Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Deletion (Initial) TDI task with the item pup?
24. How are the scores from the Grade 2 Spelling task entered into the PMRN?