SRA FLEX LITERACY ™ IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 13
Assessment Guides
For both The Print Experience and The Project Experience, assessment rubrics are
provided to support teacher instruction and evaluation of student progress. Data from
these rubrics can be entered into The FLEXWorks online gradebook.
Exemplars, Reading Logs, and Self-Evaluations
Students and teachers are provided with exemplar writings for each project. Reading
logs and self-evaluations are provided to support students in tracking personal
progress and setting achievement goals.
Progress Checks
Collaborative conversations, performance tasks, open-ended questions, short answer
questions, extended response prompts, and writing checklists are all embedded in the
teacher instruction for both The Print Experience and The Project Experience to create
ongoing opportunities for formative assessment.
Capstone Projects
Students work in teams during The Project Experience to create engaging 21st Century
Skills-based presentations on real-world topics that provide summative assessment
opportunities.
Independent Reading
Students are moved through the program using the Model, Guide, Monitor Instructional
format. During designated time in The Print Experience, students pick their own
reading selections and apply what they have learned during The Print Experience in
order to foster personal choice and growth opportunities. Students can work with
teachers to find reading selections or can select rich literature and cross-curricular
informational texts from the Tradebook Library.
Benchmark Tests
Three benchmark progress-monitoring tests are administered through The Digital
Experience that occur at intervals based on the initiation date of the program. On those
dates, The Digital Experience suspends students’ progress through the lessons and
presents them with one of these tests. These tests follow the same format as the
placement tests and result in updated Lexile® scores for each student. The benchmark
assessments are scored separate from the placement tests to validate student Lexile®
growth within the program.
Reports
FLEXWorks Online Teacher Tool provides relevant reporting for individuals, classes,
and groups. Reports can be generated on standards progress and for critical
information required to make decisions for students, classrooms, schools, and districts.
Teachers can use the data to evaluate exit opportunities. They can also use the data to
create groups, thus providing opportunities for students to learn and improve their
collaborative skills.