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Ann Ruchala (teacher):
Brandon, one of the things

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that we are going to take a look

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at today is your student
goal-setting worksheet.

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And next Tuesday, as
you know, we are going

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to take the English
Language Arts MAP testing.

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And I want you to take a look
at your RIT scores from the fall

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of 2009, and you set yourself a
goal to hit 220 for the winter.

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When you took the reading
MAP testing scores,

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you end up having a
221, which was great.

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So you had a bonus of three
points, which is a great change.

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Now, one of the things we are
going to take a look at is

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where you should be at the end
of the year for sixth grade.

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We are probably looking
at anywhere a RIT score

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of about 215, anywhere
between 216 and 215.

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Now, you are already above
that with the winter score

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and with the fall score.

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So this helped you in
your differentiated groups

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in reading.

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And we are trying to challenge
you to read at a higher level,

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comprehend at the higher level.

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So with that in mind, I would
like you to start thinking

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of where you started
with, from a 218 to a 221,

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and where do you
think you would be

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like to be next week
towards the end of the year.

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Brandon (student): I would
probably like to change one

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up because I am already
probably a little bit

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above the average score
for a sixth grader.

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So I would like to get 222 and
maybe move up in the group.

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Ruchala: Move up
just the one point.

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Now, if we take a look at
the winter score predictor,

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you had a 221, which
placed you for reading

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in the advanced predictor
for MCAS.

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Now, if we take a look
at your spring RIT score

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for MCAS predictor, in reading
we are looking at maybe 233.

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Now, are you still thinking
of going up that one point

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or do you think you want
to-because now, at this point,

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the spring, a 221 would
probably land you somewhere

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between proficient and advanced,

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where this one probably
more of a proficient.

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So what do you think?

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I want you to make
that decision.

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Brandon: I think I
could actually move

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up two because- Ruchala: Okay.

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You have done very well.

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Brandon: And then I could
probably (again more) advance

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probably closer to advanced
and get maybe closer

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to a guided reading group
at the highest level.

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Ruchala: At the highest
level, okay.

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Let's take a look at the
reading success board.

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Let's take a look at your
reading, the RIT score

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for where your race car is.

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Can you show me where
your race car is?

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Brandon: This one right here.

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Ruchala: Okay.

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So right now, you are falling
almost in between the 220

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and the 230 mark,
almost even closer

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to 225, and you had a 221.

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So you are right where
you needed to be.

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What I would like to do
right now is take a look

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at where you started with
the beginning of the year.

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So at the beginning of the year,

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you were right before the
220; you were at a 218.

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So you have made some
progress down the race track.

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And you just told me that you
would like to maybe set a goal

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for yourself of one
or two points.

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So what are you thinking
more of?

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Brandon: Yeah, I think the one
or two points is very good,

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then I could move up probably
like about right here.

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Then I will be closer
to the finishing line.

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Ruchala: Right here
was your reading score

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for the winter of 2010.

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It had changed by three points.

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In order to set your
goal for the spring 2010,

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here is where your goal will
be: "I will try to do my best

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to raise my score by-"
Brandon: Two points.

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Ruchala: Two points, okay.

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So we'll put the
two points here.

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When we take our actual test
next week, next Tuesday,

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you will put your
score right here

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and we will also get a new
Lexile range and we will see

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if that has progressed not only

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from the winter but
also the fall.

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And we will see if
that's gone up.

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We will see where you have
made progress within genres

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or strands, what your strengths
and weaknesses are as far

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as nonfiction, expository text,
fiction, etc., vocabulary.

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Do you have any questions
about them?