The Developmental Reading Assessment Second Edition, PLUS (DRA2+) is a system that measures students' reading performance. The tool can be used by educators to identify each student's instructional needs and to inform practices. The DRA2 Benchmark Assessment consists of four steps: reading engagement, reading conference, reading comprehension, and teacher anlysis. The assessment is available in both English and Spanish (Evaluación del desarrollo de la lectura is the bilingual version modeled off of DRA2).
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Psychometrics
Pearson Education, Inc. (2011). K–8 Technical Manual: Developmental Reading Assessment Second Edition. Retrieved from http://assets.pearsonschool.com/asset_mgr/current/20139/DRA2_Technical_…
McCarty, A. M., & Christ, T. J. (2010). Test Review: Beaver, J. M., & Carter, M. A. (2006). “The Developmental Reading Assessment--Second Edition” (DRA2). Upper Saddle River, NJ--Pearson. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 35(3), 182–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508410363127
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McCarty, A. M., & Christ, T. J. (2010). Test Review: Beaver, J. M., & Carter, M. A. (2006). “The Developmental Reading Assessment--Second Edition” (DRA2). Upper Saddle River, NJ--Pearson. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 35(3), 182–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508410363127