Why Do We Screen All Students?
Screening makes the most sense when I think in terms of my own physical health. Why routine blood tests? Why take my temperature, look down my throat, check in my ears, and monitor my weight and blood pressure? While I hope my doctor doesn't find any indication of trouble, I want to make sure. We screen each child for the same reason. As Dr. Luis Cruz pointed out, we are in the business of saving lives.
Screen--Three Times a Year...
FAST/ Iowa Tier: Formative Assessment System for Teachers (FAST) - is a suite of highly efficient assessment tools designed for universal screening, progress monitoring, and program evaluation as part of a Response to Intervention (RtI) or Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) model of service delivery. Iowa has recently adopted the FAST literacy suite of assessments to assist districts in the implementation of MTSS practices and in meeting the requirements of the Early Literacy Initiative as part of Iowa Code Section 279.68. ~AEA 267
Diagonse, Intervene, Progress Monitor
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At Hawthorne we:
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Kathy Richardson
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Achievement vs. Progress
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