The Dynamic Learning Maps Aligned K-6 Early Literacy Alternate Assessment Iowa Manual, September 8, 2021

(2021) The Dynamic Learning Maps Aligned K-6 Early Literacy Alternate Assessment Iowa Manual, September 8, 2021. Education, Department of

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Abstract

This assessment manual is written to support educators in completing the DLM Aligned K-6 Early Literacy Alternate Assessment. Completing the assessment requires educators to collect and score student work samples and other sources of evidence (e.g., photos, anecdotal notes, frequency counts, and other traditional data recording techniques). These sources of evidence are collected as part of instruction each day. Three times each year, the data is analyzed to determine which three pieces of data reflect the highest level of skill or understanding on Scales 1-4 and 6, with Scale 5, writing now optional. This Assessment Manual is designed to help educators determine the scores for various sources of evidence. Throughout this assessment manual, examples are provided of evidence that might be associated with each score. Note that these are merely examples and do not reflect all the possibilities. Students with different communication, motor, and sensory abilities will likely demonstrate the same score on each scaled in very different ways.