How do I depict the FOCUS Reading - Student Summary Report?

Assessment, Conferencing and Remediation

The Student Summary Chart is grouped in four sections of five lessons each. Group 1 spans Lessons 1–5, Group 2 spans Lessons 6–10, Group 3 spans Lessons 11–15, and Group 4 spans Lessons 16–20. If the report does not show a specific lesson, it indicates that the student has not completed that particular lesson.

Use the information on Student Summary Report to determine each student’s performance. A student scoring 100% correct responses in two or more groups of lessons may be ready to go on to another level in the FOCUS series. A student scoring 72% or fewer correct responses in one or more groups of lessons may be having difficulty. Set up a one-on-one conference. Use the student’s Self-Assessment for that group of lessons as a base for discussion to determine the nature of the difficulty. Is the difficulty related to reading the passages, to understanding specific vocabulary or content, or to understanding how to apply the Reading Strategy?

If the student is having difficulty reading the passages, have the student return to the previous FOCUS reading level for that Reading Strategy before continuing in the current FOCUS reading level. For example, if the student is having difficulty reading the passages in a FOCUS Level C, have the student return to the corresponding FOCUS Level B before continuing with Level C. When the student returns to Level C, track the student’s performance on a lesson-by-lesson basis.

If the student is having difficulty understanding vocabulary or content concepts in specific reading passages, work through those passages with the student to determine the nature of the difficulty. Then provide clarification or instruction, as appropriate. You may wish to pair students who are having difficulty with students who are not having difficulty.

If the student is having difficulty applying the Reading Strategy, work through a lesson or two with the student, using the process modelled on Lesson Preview in the student portal. Discuss with the student why each answer choice is correct or not correct.

If the student is still having difficulty applying the Reading Strategy, provide additional instruction. You may review the specific Reading Strategy instructions in the Strategies to Achieve Reading Success Series (STARS) or the Making Reading Connections Series with the student.

When the student returns to the FOCUS module, track the student’s performance on a lesson-by-lesson basis. You may wish to pair students who are having difficulty with students who are not having difficulty.