SRI Assessment- Electronic (Online) Format

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SRI Assessment-Electronic (Online) Format

• What will my students experience and how do I
  prepare them?

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Background

• Purpose of the SRI Assessment
• Screening , placement, and progress-monitoring
• Identify students reading level on the Lexile
  scale
• Match students to appropriate instructional
  materials and independent reading materials
  within their Lexile range
• The Lexile measure is a reading ability or text
  difficulty score followed by an L (e.g.,
  850L). The developmental Lexile scale for texts
  ranges from 0-100L for beginning readers (BR) to
  above 1500L for advanced readers.
• Lexile measures are the most widely adopted
  reading measures in use today. Tens of thousands
  of books and tens of millions of articles have
  Lexile measures.
• Using Lexiles, teachers can match students to
  texts for both their interest level and reading
  ability
• Detailed information on Lexiles can be found at
  http//www.lexile.com

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http//www.lexile.com/
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Access and Login for Students

• The electronic format of SRI is accessed online
  through a web browser (Internet Explorer,
  Firefox, Safari, Chrome)
• Elementary - http//ousd-read180-es.ousdnet5
  5880/slms/StudentAccess
• Middle K-8 - http//ousd-read180-ms.ousdnet5
  5880/slms/StudentAccess
• High Schools - http//ousd-read180-hs.ousdnet
  55880/slms/StudentAccess
• Students log in using their 6 digit district ID
  as their username and their password
• Example Student Suzy Sample
• Username 265987
• Password 265987

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Background- SAM

• The Scholastic Achievement Manager (SAM), at the
  Educator Access website, can be used by
  Administrators, SRI coordinators, and teachers to
  access students Lexile scores and run reports
• http//ousd-read180-es.ousdnet55880/slms/Educator
  Access
• http//ousd-read180-ms.ousdnet55880/slms/Educator
  Access
• http//ousd-read180-hs.ousdnet55880/slms/Educator
  Access
• Each school site will have two initial Site Level
  Administrator accounts in SAM. Usernames
  passwords will be sent to sites.

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Preparing students for the SRI Assessment

• Familiarizing students with the Lexile Framework
  helps them understand the purpose of the SRI.
• Tell students that it is important for them to do
  their best so the test can correctly determine
  their Lexile Level. That will help them, their
  teachers, and their parents find books that match
  their reading level.
• Students will take the test on the computer and
  each one gets a different test with different
  questions. The test is not for a grade and is not
  timed. Students cannot go back and review or
  change their answers. They should take their time
  and read carefully.
• If they do not finish before the period is over,
  they will be able to log back in later and
  continue the test.

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What will students experience?

• You may use one of the OUSD Test Student
  accounts to
• Get an idea of how the test works and see what
  students will experience
• Check that the website link is correct and that
  you can successfully log in. (Please Bookmark the
  link on the computers that will be used for
  testing.)
• Do a practice run of the test to ensure that
  your computers can run the application smoothly
• Note- The Test Student accounts are ONLY to be
  used by Administrators, SRI Coordinators,
  teachers, and technicians. They are NOT for
  student use.

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Test Student Accounts
Elementary Middle School K-8 High School
http//ousd-read180-es.ousdnet55880/slms/StudentA
ccess
http//ousd-read180-ms.ousdnet55880/slms/StudentA
ccess
http//ousd-read180-hs.ousdnet55880/slms/StudentA
ccess
Server Username Password
Elementary Test-ES1 0akland (first digit is a zero)
Elementary Test-ES2 0akland
Middle and K-8 Test-MS 0akland
Middle and K-8 Test-MS2 0akland
High School Test-HS1 0akland
High School Test-HS2 0akland
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The following slides show screenshots of the
actual online SRI Assessment.
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Student Access Websites
Elementary Middle School K-8 High School
http//ousd-read180-es.ousdnet55880/slms/StudentA
ccess
http//ousd-read180-ms.ousdnet55880/slms/StudentA
ccess
http//ousd-read180-hs.ousdnet55880/slms/StudentA
ccess
Click on the icon for the SRI Scholastic
Reading Inventory
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SRI Login Screen
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Students log in using their 6 Digit District ID
(not school ID) For younger students, you may
want to print out slips of paper with their ID
number
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Students will select 3 favorite genres
Teachers may elect to guide students through the
introduction and practice part together.
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Directions to students
Students may skip up to 3 questions per test
without affecting results.
The directions will be read aloud.
Teachers/Testing Coordinators may have students
use headphones (optional) and independently
listen to the directions and/or or may wish to
listen and go over this together as a class.
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Practice Test
There will be a short practice test that precedes
the actual assessment. This helps students become
familiar with the interface and navigation and
allows teachers to determine who needs assistance
prior to the test.
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Practice Test
Students who have difficulty with the practice
questions will be prompted to check with the
teacher (or testing coordinator) before
continuing.
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After the Practice Test is completed, the actual
test begins.
SKIPS- Students are allowed to skip up to 3
questions per test. These skips are designed to
reduce test bias due to unfamiliar topics/terms
they do not affect a students Lexile score. If a
student has used up all 3 skips, s/he must select
an answer to move to the next question.
After reading each passage, students answer a
cloze question using one of the multiple-choice
answers provided. Students select an answer and
click the Next button. To change an answer,
students select another answer choice before
clicking Next. Students may not return to a
question after clicking the Next button.
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Lexile scores will be shown immediately after
students finish the SRI test
Students can also print out a reading list that
is based upon their score and the interests
(genres) they selected at the beginning of the
assessment.
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Post-test Activity (optional)

• Have students who finish go to the Lexile website
  (www.lexile.com ) and search for books that are
  in their Lexile range

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