Written Expression Curriculum Based Measures WE-CBM: An Overview for RTI

1. Written Expression Curriculum Based Measures (WE-CBM): An Overview for RTI KellyKelly

2. Today�s Presentation: Provide an overview of how to utilize an RTI process in written language. Review screening assessments, curriculum based progress monitoring, scoring rubrics, instructional decision making. KellyKelly

3. Learning Targets for Today After this training, you will be able to say: I can use three different types of scoring tools to look at student work samples. I can analyze student errors and make instructional decisions. I can group students according to common needs. I can use the state�s writing rubric to score student work. I can take what I�ve learned and schedule a year long assessment plan. KellyKelly

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7. Traditional Assessments Six-trait scoring rubric WASL scoring rubric Challenges Time Problems with correlations (Gansle, et. al) KellyKelly

8. Why Written Expression (WE)-CBM? Identify WHO has a problem (benchmark screening) What is the problem? (error analysis) Instructional Planning (progress monitoring and instruction) KellyKelly

9. One Kind of CBM Scoring WE-CBM Reflection of multiple skills, correlates highly with other assessments, and is sensitive to subtle changes in learning. It can be used to monitor progress. KellyKelly

10. Administering WE-CBM Administering the 1 minute think - 3 minute write: Today you are going to write a story. I am going to read a sentence to you first, and then I want you to write a short story about what happens. You will have 1 minute to think about and plan the story you will write. Then you will have 3 minutes to write it. Do your best work. If you don't know how to spell a word, you should guess. Are there any questions? For the next minute, think about . . . [insert story-starter]. (starts the stopwatch). At the end of 1 minute, the examiner says, Start writing. KellyKelly

11. Here�s your writing prompt: For the next minute, think about . . . The best Birthday I ever had� Kelly 1 minute think with stopwatch, 3 minutes writeKelly 1 minute think with stopwatch, 3 minutes write

12. Sample of Student Work (8th grade) The Best birthday I ever had was when the Whole family came from defferent Places. When they were in my party they eat and talk to my Parents and some peoPle were doing some other stuff. Also my causins came and they brought therePS2 and we play and it was fun because the Game was about Rasing after that we went to Play Soccer and It was a fun birthday. KellyKelly

13. Some Common CBMs Error Analyses Appropriate for Primary Grades TWW- total words written WSC- words spelled correctly CWS- correct writing sequence: joining of 2 words that are spelled correctly AND grammatically correct. Appropriate for Intermediate and Above %WSC- percentage of words spelled correctly %CWS- percentage of correct writing sequences Accurate Production CMIWS- correct minus incorrect writing sequence KellyKelly

14. Correlations with Standardized Assessments KellyKelly

15. What does this mean?... WE-CBM as a potential universal screener/benchmarking WE-CBM as a potential progress monitoring tool KellyKelly

16. Scoring WSC Highlight or underline how many words are correctly spelled Total Adrienne Pass out packets at this pointAdrienne Pass out packets at this point

17. Sample Scoring Kyle: The best birthday I ever had was�.. when I was going roller skating because They had limbo and a dice game. It also was good because arcade and you could buy a candy and vampir teeth. AdrienneAdrienne

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19. Guided Practice Isabella: There was a loud know on my door. When I opened the door I found a great big box with a bow. I picked up the box and��. Somebody knock on the Door and they leff a big box with a bow. it was great when he open the door AdrienneAdrienne

20. Guided Practice Isabella : There was a loud know on my door. When I opened the door I found a great big box with a bow. I picked up the box and��. Somebody knock on the Door and they leff a big box with a bow. it was great when he open the door AdrienneAdrienne

21. Guided Practice Nick: One day, while I was sitting at home, I heard a loud �BANG� outside. I ran to the window and saw�. and so a gowt hiding on a tin bucit and then it went bag them so egen wet it wes and is wes a caw steping on a AdrienneAdrienne

22. Guided Practice Nick : One day, while I was sitting at home, I heard a loud �BANG� outside. I ran to the window and saw�. and so a gowt hiding on a tin bucit and then it went bag them so egen wet it wes and is wes a caw steping on a AdrienneAdrienne

23. Guided Practice Lilly: �Will you keep quiet?� whispered Bob, �If you don�t someone will�..� Chatch us like the mean old rotten neighbor she eat us hurry up how long does it take you just get the bag hurry up grab it stop burping it�s not funny grab the bag here she comes ruuuunnnn!!!! AdrienneAdrienne

24. Guided Practice Lilly : �Will you keep quiet?� whispered Bob, �If you don�t someone will�..� Chatch us like the mean old rotten neighbor she eat us hurry up how long does it take you just get the bag hurry up grab it stop burping it�s not funny grab the bag here she comes ruuuunnnn!!!! AdrienneAdrienne

25. Independent and Group Practice Dinosaurs The animals are one of the most interesting things. But the animals that I think are the most interesting are the dinosaurs. They are extinct but I still like them. My four faivorit are the tricaritops, stegasaurs the anklyasaurs and tyranasaursrex. Why do I like these paticualar dinosaurs? Because they have good protection. Take the tricaritops for instens. It has three horns on it�s head. It was one of the only dinosaurs that could beat tyranasaursrex. Speaking of tyranasaursrex he was the most feared dinosaur. He had six inch long teeth. I wander if he brushed his teeth. Oh well. Another well protected dinosaur was the anklyasaurs. This dinosaur had protection of a armed ball, like a hardshell, and sidespikes. Now that�s what I call good pertection. Now the stegasaurs was very calm. Know one knows what the plates and spikes were for. Were they for fighting or to make him look dangerous? You deside. dinosaurs straglydisapeared of the face of the earth. Some say it was a meatyer or a comet. I guess the world will never know. � Adrienne Do with partner/groupAdrienne Do with partner/group

26. Independent and Group Practice Grandma's Dog I like my grandma�s dog. She is funny and crazey. I like my dog. She is cool. Her fur is wearm as a fireplace. I love her. I like her. And She like me too. I like my grandma�s dog more than my Dad. And she like�s me more than my grandma. She is fun and weird I love her. And she love�s me too. She is nice and friendly. And she is prite. Sometimes my grandma get�s mad at my dog. AdrienneAdrienne

27. Scoring Correct Writing Sequence CWS- Two adjoined words are : Spelled correctly. Semantically correct. Syntactically correct. Correctly punctuation (Jewell & Malecki, 2005). ^The ^dog ^ran ^after ^the ^stick.^ 7 Correct ^A ^cat chasd the ^mouse.^ 4 Correct some cars ^are fst. ^He ^likes Fast truks. 3 Correct ^She are cool.^ 2 Correct KellyKelly

28. Sample Scoring Kyle: The best birthday I ever had was�.. when I was going roller skating because They had limbo and a dice game. It also was good because arcade and you could buy a candy and vampir teeth. KellyKelly

29. Sample Scoring Kyle: The best birthday I ever had was�.. when I was going roller skating because They had limbo and a dice game. It also was good because arcade and you could buy a candy and vampir teeth. KellyKelly

30. Guided Practice Isabella : There was a loud know on my door. When I opened the door I found a great big box with a bow. I picked up the box and��. Somebody knock on the Door and they leff a big box with a bow. it was great when he open the door KellyKelly

31. Guided Practice KellyKelly

32. Guided Practice Nick : One day, while I was sitting at home, I heard a loud �BANG� outside. I ran to the window and saw�. and so a gowt hiding on a tin bucit and then it went bag them so egen wet it wes and is wes a caw steping on a KellyKelly

33. Guided Practice Nick : One day, while I was sitting at home, I heard a loud �BANG� outside. I ran to the window and saw�. KellyKelly

34. Guided Practice Lilly : �Will you keep quiet?� whispered Bob, �If you don�t someone will�..� Chatch us like the mean old rotten neighbor she eat us hurry up how long does it take you just get the bag hurry up grab it stop burping it�s not funny grab the bag here she comes ruuuunnnn!!!! KellyKelly

35. Guided Practice Lilly : �Will you keep quiet?� whispered Bob, �If you don�t someone will�..� KellyKelly

36. Independent and Group Practice Dinosaurs The animals are one of the most interesting things. But the animals that I think are the most interesting are the dinosaurs. They are extinct but I still like them. My four faivorit are the tricaritops, stegasaurs the anklyasaurs and tyranasaursrex. Why do I like these paticualar dinosaurs? Because they have good protection. Take the tricaritops for instens. It has three horns on it�s head. It was one of the only dinosaurs that could beat tyranasaursrex. Speaking of tyranasaursrex he was the most feared dinosaur. He had six inch long teeth. I wander if he brushed his teeth. Oh well. Another well protected dinosaur was the anklyasaurs. This dinosaur had protection of a armed ball, like a hardshell, and sidespikes. Now that�s what I call good pertection. Now the stegasaurs was very calm. Know one knows what the plates and spikes were for. Were they for fighting or to make him look dangerous? You deside. dinosaurs straglydisapeared of the face of the earth. Some say it was a meatyer or a comet. I guess the world will never know. � Kelly Do with partner/groupKelly Do with partner/group

37. Independent and Group Practice Grandma's Dog I like my grandma�s dog. She is funny and crazey. I like my dog. She is cool. Her fur is wearm as a fireplace. I love her. I like her. And She like me too. I like my grandma�s dog more than my Dad. And she like�s me more than my grandma. She is fun and weird I love her. And she love�s me too. She is nice and friendly. And she is prite. Sometimes my grandma get�s mad at my dog. KellyKelly

38. %CWS Take the total CWS Count the total words Divide the total CWS by total words Multiply by 100 KellyKelly

39. Score Your Partner�s Best Birthday CWS WSC % CWS AdrienneAdrienne

40. Score the 8th grader�s best birthday� CWS WSC % CWS AdrienneAdrienne

41. Student Sample (8th grade) AdrienneAdrienne

42. Analysis of Work Look at all the samples of student work (including yours) from today. If this was your class, ask yourself: Are there patterns in the data that suggest anything? Where might there be a gap in instruction? Where might there be a lack of background knowledge? What skills are most students lacking? AdrienneAdrienne

43. Error Analysis AdrienneAdrienne

44. Thinking through Interventions Group Students according to scores Look at all the samples of student work (including yours) from today. If this was your class, ask yourself What are the common skills the groups need? (A student may be in more than one group) What are the skill gaps? How might I extend the learning for students? How could I continue to reinforce the learning through the next lesson/unit? AdrienneAdrienne

45. Possible Student Needs Concepts Semantics Writing to prompt Strategies Organizing writing through thinking process Using thinking time productively Writing Fluency Skills Conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar), handwriting AdrienneAdrienne

46. Intervention Planning Strategies? Concepts? Skills? Recent research supports teaching both skills and strategies to all students. This means that all students should be provided with strategies to help them succeed while engaged in authentic and meaningful writing tasks and be provided with explicit instruction in the skills of written language (Baker, Gersten, Graham, 2001). AdrienneAdrienne

47. Benchmark Assessments Administer to all students 3 times a year Allow for full writing process (pre-write, draft, final, edit, final) Score using rubric Use common writing prompt with your grade level or department (some schools have common school-wide prompts) Co-Score (every paper gets 2 scores) with grade level or department KellyKelly

48. Score Anchor Papers Kelly Do with partner/group Give them the answersKelly Do with partner/group Give them the answers

49. Analysis of Student Work Look at the student who earned the 3. What are the next steps for this student? Look at the student who earned the 2. What are the next steps for this student? Look at the student who earned the 1. What are the next steps for this student? KellyKelly

50. Monitoring Progress Develop appropriate plan for monitoring progress Frequency of WE-CBM(Every 1-2 weeks) Appropriate MASTERY measure(s) (rule of thumb: completes task successfully on 3 separate occasions e.g: writing 4 complete sentences on three separate consecutive occasions) Set Goals with Student KellyKelly

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52. More Help� K/1 Literacy site: http://classrooms.tacoma.k12.wa.us/tps/lk/index.php 2/5 Literacy site: http://classrooms.tacoma.k12.wa.us/tps/l1/index.php 6/12 Literacy site: http://classrooms.tacoma.k12.wa.us/tps/l/index.php OSPI Writing Assessment: http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/WASL/Writing/default.aspx KellyKelly

53. References Baker, S., Gersten, R., & Graham, S. (2001). Teaching expressive writing to students with learning disabilities: research based applications and examples. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(2), 109-123 Gansle, K.A., VanDerHeyden, A.M., Noell, G.H., Resetar, J.L., and Williams, K.L. (2006). The technical adequacy of curriculum-based and rating based measures of written expression for elementary school students. School Psychology Review, 35(4), 435-450 Jewell, J. &Malecki, C.K. (2005). The utility of CBM written expression indices: An investigation of production-dependent, production-independent, and accurate-production scores. School psychology review, 34(1), 27-44. McMaster, K., Espin, C. (2007). Technical features of curriculum base measurement in writing: A literature review. The Journal of Special Education, (41) 2, 68-84 Robinson, L. & Howell, K. (2008). Best practices in curriculum based evaluation and written expression. In: Grimes, J. and Thomas, A. (Eds.) Best Practices in School Psychology V, Chapter 25, Volume 2, 1-14. The Charlesworth Group. KellyKelly