Reflective Essay On DRA

The student I did the DRA with is Luke. He is a fifth grade student who is currently reading at a first grade level. When doing leveled reading, Luke reads at a level H. With that being said, I administered the DRA at a level 13. Luke was able to read this passage in 2 minutes and 10 seconds, with a total of five errors. This placed the student at an independent level, with 96% accuracy. Throughout his reading, he read with minimal expression and appeared to be rushing through this passage. He frequently did not pause for periods or commas, and just continued to read as fast as possible. This is something that needs to be worked on throughout his future as a reader. For the DRA-2 the student’s score for the oral reading fluency was 6 out of 16. Luke is at the end of the emerging stage, and entering the developing stage of reading. Overall, the student had a 96% accuracy, and appeared to read this passage very well, with few errors. The comprehension component of this required Luke to retell many events that was within the book. During this, he was able to state an overview of the details within this book. There was one time in which he only gave a partial response. This was when he said, “Allie brushed Mrs. May’s cat” instead of “On Friday, Allie brushed Mrs. May’s cat.” However, that was the only time he missed …show more content…
For oral reading fluency, I would focus mainly on phrasing and problem-solving unknown words. The student struggled with phrasing a lot throughout the passage. He rushed through this and did not focus on phrasing or pausing throughout. Along with that, the student lacks problem solving for unknown words. He frequently just skipped over a word or stared at it until the answer was given to him. Both of these can help the child become a better reader in the