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CBM Administration: Writing. Jim Wright www.interventioncentral.org. CBM Writing: Preparation. Create a CBM writing probe: a lined sheet with the story starter at the top. CBM Writing Assessment: Preparation. Select a story starter. CBM Writing Assessment: Preparation.
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CBM Administration: Writing Jim Wright www.interventioncentral.org
Create a CBM writing probe: a lined sheet with the story starter at the top CBM Writing Assessment: Preparation • Select a story starter
CBM Writing Assessment: Preparation Story Starter Tips: • Create or collect story starters that students will find motivating to write about. (And toss out starters that don’t inspire much enthusiasm!) • Avoid story starters that allow students simply to generate long lists: e.g., “What I want for my birthday is…”
CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring Total Words: I woud drink water from the ocean and I woud eat the fruit off of the trees. Then I woud bilit a house out of trees, and I woud gather firewood to stay warm. I woud try and fix my boat in my spare time. Total Words = 45
CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring Total Words: Useful for tracking a student’s fluency in writing (irrespective of spelling, punctuation, etc.)
CBA Research Norms for Written Expression Grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 Words written in 3 mins 15 28 37 41 49 53 CBA Research Norms: Writing
CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring Correctly Spelled Words: I woud drink water from the ocean and I woud eat the fruit off of the trees. Then I woud bilit a house out of trees, and I woud gather firewood to stay warm. I woud try and fix my boat in my spare time. Correctly Spelled Words = 39
CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring Correctly Spelled Words: Permits teachers to (a) monitor student spelling skills in context of writing assignments, and (b) track student vocabulary usage.
CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring Correct Writing Sequences: I woud drink water from the ocean and I woud eat the fruit off of the trees. Then I woudbilit a house out of trees, and I woud gather firewood to stay warm. I woud try and fix my boat in my spare time. Correct Writing Sequences = 37
CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring Correct Writing Sequences: Most global CBM measure. Looks at quality of writing in context.
Trainer Question: What objections or concerns might teachers have about using CBM writing probes? How would you address these concerns?