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Re: aims web for reading assessment?
Posted by T. N. on 7/01/08
AIMSweb provides a comprehensive student assessment and data
management system. As a school psychologist and supervisor, I've
implemented it in two different districts. It worked well in both
districts, but in one it transformed the decision making process
about students. Previously, decisions were based on unreliable
anecdotal data. After implementing AimsWeb we were able to have
the data drive important instructional decisions. It covers all
academic areas, is very user friendly, and meets the highest
scientific standards for progress monitoring students' academic
skills. It is not a diagnostic tool per se. It is used to
accurately gauge student progress in specific academic skill
areas. This cannot be done with diagnostic tests and IRI's like
DRA's, running records, Woodcock-Johnson, etc. Both types of
assessment have their place. If you want an objective look at a
range of tools for monitoring students' academic progress check
out http://www.studentprogress.org/chart/chart.asp
On 5/22/08, JP wrote:
> Has anyone tried Let's Go Learn's DORA? Diagnostic Online
> Reading Assessment. It is also web-based and measures seven sub-
> skills of reading! They also have a math assessment that is
> great- basic math skills and pre-algebra. Their website is
> www.letsgolearn.com.
>
> On 9/27/07, Yvonne wrote:
>> I've been using Accelerated Reader for 4 years and am shopping
>> around for assessments that align with AIMS. I checked out
>> aimsweb and found it only assesses reading fluency.
>>
>> What a disappointment.
>>
>> On 5/07/06, l wrote:
>>> I use AIMSweb (www.aimsweb.com) extensively in my schools.
>>> We've been using it for 3 years now in our schools. (I am a
>>> school psychologist). It is an incredible tool and once
>>> implemented, I find that teachers, psychs, admins, and
>>> especially parents find it incredibly useful and helpful.
>>> It's very inexpensive, too, and all of your materials are
>>> included right in the web-based software. It also fully
>>> aligns with NCLB and IDEIA, which makes determining special
>>> education eligibility (and gifted) much, much easier!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/18/05, jj wrote:
>>>> Has anyone used aims web for assessing reading and/or math
>>>> skills? I'm thiking about purchasing the tests for my
>>>> class, but don't know if it will be worth the money. The
>>>> web site is www.aimsweb.com If you know of any other
>>>> sites that you would reccomend please let me know. Thanks
>>>> in advance for any input you can give me.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- aims web for reading assessment?, 9/18/05, by jj.
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 5/07/06, by l.
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 9/14/06, by Ms. Gross.
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 9/27/07, by Yvonne.
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 5/18/08, by l.
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 5/22/08, by JP.
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 7/01/08, by T. N..
- Re: aims web for reading assessment?, 7/03/08, by Bridget Cassidy.
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