Literacy Assessment Data Collection Procedures
Literacy Assessment
Data Collection Procedures
2013
General information regarding the CEOSale assessment schedule
· The Text Levelling section of the Benchmark Assessment System 1&2 (BAS) is the identified reading assessment for all Prep – Year 6 students in Diocese of Sale primary schools in 2013
· Schools select their own literacy assessment tools to complement the BAS assessment. This data is not collected by the CEOSale.
· BAS student data is to be collected during the first three weeks of the 2013 school year by the classroom teacher.
· All BAS student data is to be submitted to the Catholic Education Office by 1st March 2013. Send data to Ellen Hauser
· Please note: The Data Management System (DVD) included with the BAS is an OPTIONAL resource for Diocese of Sale schools and NOT required as part of the literacy assessment data collection
· The CEOSale Literacy Assessment data collection document is in Excel format
· There is a separate page created for each grade level
· Teachers can enter the information in the Gold section at the top of the Excel page and this information will automatically populate the first columns
· The red triangle in the top corner of a column means there is additional information regarding the information to be entered. Hover over the triangle to view information.
Literacy Assessment Data Collection Procedures
Details of data collection items
Automatic population of the spreadsheet available for section 1) – 4) – Gold section
1) E No
CECV official school E number
2) School Name
Commonly referred to name e.g. St Mary’s for St Mary’s Star of the Sea
3) Location
Suburb or town
4) Year Level
Year/grade level
5) Number of students in year level
Number of students in TOTAL Year Level
6) VSN (Victorian Student Number)
Victorian Student Number
7) First Name
8) Surname
9) Date of Birth
dd/mm/yyyy
10) Age as of 1st Jan
Student ages will automatically calculated when Date of Birth is entered
11) ATSI
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Literacy Assessment Data Collection Procedures
12) EAL
English as an Additional Language (previously ESL)
13) Main Language Spoken at Home
Main language spoken at home:
English, Arabic, Cantonese, Dinka, Greek, Hindi, Indigenous, Italian
14) LNSLN Funded Student
Literacy, Numeracy and Special Learning Needs Program (LNSLN)
Identify LNSLN funding area:
SE – Social / Emotional
SLD – Severe Language Disorder
CH – Chronic Health
ID – Intellectual Disability
PD – Physical Disability
GDD – Global Developmental Delay (Prep only)
HI – Hearing Impairment
VI – Visual Impairment
15) Additional Literacy Support
Identify additional literacy support the student will received in the current 2013 school year or in previous years including:
None
Reading Recovery
Bridges
Rainbow Reading
Aide / Learning Support Officer
Other
16) Benchmark Independent Level
A-Z
Independent/Easy: Level A-K=95-100% with satisfactory comprehension
Independent/East: Level L-N=98-100% with satisfactory comprehension
The L-N independent level criterion applies to both System 1 and System 2 texts.
Literacy Assessment Data Collection Procedures
17) Independent Accuracy Rate (Round down)
NA, 90% - 100%
Percentage accuracy is calculated based on number of errors and number of words. Round calculations down to the nearest whole number e.g. 98.6% = 98%
18) Benchmark Instructional Level
A-Z
Instructional: Level A-K 90-94% with excellent or satisfactory comprehension OR 95-100% with limited comprehension
Instructional: Level L-N=95-97% with excellent or satisfactory comprehension OR 98%-100% with limited comprehension.
The L-N instructional level criterion applies to both System 1 and System 2 texts.
19) Instructional Accuracy Rate (round down)
N/A 90% - 100%
Percentage accuracy is calculated based on number of errors and number of words. Round calculations down to the nearest whole number e.g. 95.6% = 95%
20) Comprehension
Score based on a comprehension conversation with the student
Excellent
Satisfactory
Limited
Not evident/Unsatisfactory
21) Fluency (no fluency score for Level A&B)
Overall rating of 0 - 3 based on:
Pausing
Phrasing
Intonation
Stress
Rate and Integration of all fluency characteristics
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