DEVELOPMENTAL READING ASSESSMENT (DRA)
HUMBLE ISD
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) Administrator Guide
|Levels A-2 |Levels 3-16 |Levels 18- 28 |Levels 30-50 |
|Teacher selects the text. |Teacher or student selects text |Teacher selects a range of 3 texts. |
| |that seems ‘just right’ for |Based on the texts, child selects a new story ‘just right’ for him/her. |
| |him/her. | |
|Teacher reads introduction from DRA observation guide. |
|Teacher reads one or two pages. |Student looks at the pictures and |Student reads the beginning paragraphs |Teacher takes Running Record: |
| |either tells what is happening in |aloud. |Teacher records start and end time for |
|Student points and reads the rest|the story or identifies topics |If the selection seems to be at an |WPM. |
|of the story, as the teacher |within informational text. |appropriate level, the teacher asks |Student reads selected text aloud. |
|takes Running Record. |Student reads entire text aloud, |prediction questions. |Teacher records significant miscues. |
| |as the teacher takes Running |Then the student reads entire text |If the selection seems to be at an |
| |Record. |independently. |appropriate level, the teacher asks |
| | |Teacher should make note of the start and |prediction questions. |
| | |end time. |Then the student reads entire text |
| | |Teacher may want to use this time to read |independently. |
| | |DRA Story Overview. |Teacher should make note of the start and |
| | | |end time. |
| | | |Teacher may want to use this time to read |
| | | |DRA “highlights” of the text. |
|Teacher asks child to locate a |Teacher must be familiar with text before the retelling. |
|word, letter, etc. |At Level 3-28, student retells story (fiction) or shares information gained from the text (nonfiction). Teacher records|
|Teacher asks reading preference |student’s retelling on Story Overview. |
|questions. |At Level 30-50, student provides a summary of the story (fiction) or topic (nonfiction). The student then goes on to |
| |answer the other comprehension strategies questions posed by the teacher in the After Reading Discussion. |
| |Student reads a selected portion of text | |
| |aloud as the teacher takes a Running | |
| |Record. | |
| |1st -2nd – teacher records start and end | |
| |time for Words Per Minute (WPM) (See | |
| |fluency rubric) | |
|K-2: at end of DRA assessment, teacher asks questions from DRA Observation Guide. |
|3-5: at end of DRA assessment, teacher continues with the rest of the After Reading Discussion questions. |
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