© Wireless Generation, Inc. 2006 Real-time Diagnostics and Decision-Making mCLASS®:Reading 3D™ in the UK Michael Kasloff Senior Product Manager

What’s an mCLASS?

What’s an mCLASS? Super Conduit: Robust Secure Zero maintenance Highly scalable Data flows in both directions Classroom Local Authority Headmaster Core Curriculum Consultant etc. mCLASS ® Super Conduit WGen Secure Server Today: 2.5 million students 160,000 teachers World’s largest database of early literacy data

Super Conduit:

Robust

Secure

Zero maintenance

Highly scalable

Data flows in both directions

Today:

2.5 million students

160,000 teachers

World’s largest database of early literacy data

What’s happening at the point-of-instruction? troubleshoot diagnose assess align compare redirect model motivate coach instruct explain scaffold challenge

Teacher is guided through complex decision logic Student’s strengths, weaknesses, and thought processes are revealed Effects on students can be truly transformative Teachers are likewise transformed as rich information is surfaced, teaching strategies are honed, and instructional opportunities are uncovered

Does this experience translate to the UK? We took mCLASS®:Reading 3D™ to Wolverhampton and asked, “ How well are children learning to read?” Classroom pilot of diagnostic and progress monitoring assessment tools 9 teachers, 3 schools Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 One term QCA sponsored: QCA evaluation Each class to include 15 children in the pilot Complete the benchmark assessment in January on all 15 Select a smaller number to carry out regular progress monitoring

We took mCLASS®:Reading 3D™ to Wolverhampton and asked,

“ How well are children learning to read?”

Classroom pilot of diagnostic and progress monitoring assessment tools

9 teachers, 3 schools

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

One term

QCA sponsored: QCA evaluation

Each class to include 15 children in the pilot

Complete the benchmark assessment in January on all 15

Select a smaller number to carry out regular progress monitoring

Wolverhampton pilot takeaways classroom-based assessment “… .prompts teachers to ask questions about children’s performances and their weaknesses” appears to improve literacy “… . Immediate results & feedback. Very powerful – highly visual for teacher and pupil. Results calculated for the teacher.” yields significant efficiencies and delivers consistent assessment data “… .should be used for year 2 reading assessment – saves so much time.”

classroom-based assessment

“… .prompts teachers to ask questions about children’s performances and their weaknesses”

appears to improve literacy

“… . Immediate results & feedback. Very powerful – highly visual for teacher and pupil. Results calculated for the teacher.”

yields significant efficiencies and delivers consistent assessment data

“… .should be used for year 2 reading assessment – saves so much time.”