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All · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - 3-12 Assessments · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - General · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - Implementation Study · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - K-2 Assessments · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - Professional Development (PD) · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network (PMRN) · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - Psychometric Properties · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - Technology · 2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading – 10/09 update – NEW Questions · Elementary Reading Block · Reading Endorsement · Reading Endorsement Part 1 · Reading Endorsement Part 2 · Reading Endorsement Part 3

2009 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading - General

1. What information will the new assessments provide that benchmark assessments do not?
2. Do districts have a choice as to partial implementation (grade levels/schools)?
3. What scores are provided to establish Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals?
4. How do the assessments support Response to Intervention (RtI)?
5. How will the new assessments impact the assessment requirements for Differentiated Accountability (DA) schools?
6. Will districts be able to administer assessments to students they are not progress monitoring, and if so, how can this be done?
7. If the district is not ready to use technology to deliver the assessments, can they use paper and pencil and enter the data?
8. Will there be accommodations for English Language Learners (ELL) and Exceptional Student Education (ESE) students (including visually impaired students)?
9. Will the Spanish version of DIBELS (IDEL) still be administered as part of the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)?
10. Will private schools have access to the new assessments?