HMH ESL Teacher Protocol Quiz

How many reading inventory tests must students have between BOY & MOY?

BOY= beginning of year

MOY= middle of year

(a)  

How many weeks is minimum between inventory tests to qualify for data pulls either from BOY to MOY or MOY to EOY?

BOY= beginning of year

MOY= middle of year

EOY= end of year

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 11

Answer explanation

The system will allow students to take inventory tests in 31 days, however, to qualify for the data pull, there must be a minimum of 8 weeks between inventory tests.

How many software sessions are required to qualify for data pull from BOY to MOY?

BOY= beginning of year

MOY= middle of year

EOY= end of year

(a)  

Answer explanation

10 software sessions are required to qualify for data pull between BOY & MOY. Session length qualifies for anything longer than a minute on the software.

How many total sessions should a student have by the EOY data pull if they were in school all year?

BOY= beginning of year

MOY= middle of year

EOY= end of year

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 100

Answer explanation

Between BOY & MOY students should get 10 sessions, between MOY & EOY students should get 10 more, therefore, the grand total minimum should be 20 software sessions.

What is the criterion to move up into Read 180?

• Students can have a Lexile of 600 or larger on the reading inventory or score advanced decoding on the phonics inventory to be placed into Read 180 .

• Students must have both a Lexile above 600 and score advanced decoding on the phonics inventory to move up.

• Students must have advanced decoding on the phonics inventory.

• Students can move to Read 180 if they are advanced decoding on the phonics inventory regardless of their Lexile.

Answer explanation

Students that score above 600 Lexile on the reading inventory do not need to take the phonics inventory! They automatically start in Read 180. If they are less than 600 Lexile, they take the phonics inventory and if they score advanced decoding (green) they move to Read 180 regardless of their Lexile score.

What should students bring to the conference?

• nothing

• their IR book

• their binder with self-monitor sheets

• their report card

Answer explanation

Students should be tracking their own progress. The easiest form to use for System 44 kids is the self-monitor sheet that identifies what they are currently on for topics in the software and the IR books for that topic that they have read and passed. The practice sheet column and the decodable are for teacher-suggested intervention use.

What is the conference after the inventory test supposed to be about?

• Self-monitoring sheet

• Grades

• What they did over the weekend

• Goal setting and exit criterion

Answer explanation

After inventory testing, students need to know where they are, where they want/need to go, and how to track it so they can get closer to the exit criterion.

Should you use the check all button in assigning students their placements and tests?

(a)  

Answer explanation

Because of the data pull requirements, students not in the class at the current six weeks or trimester should not be checked into any programs to include inventory tests.

All students that are in the class at the time should have inventory tests assigned and their placement. (Do not assign students to phonics if they are in Read 180)