Why EGRA?

EGRA

E.early G.grade R.reading A.assesment

EGRA is essentially a survey tool that collects data on students literacy skills. The data that OpenEMIS collects is used to make sample groups that will paint a picture of literacy in a certain region for kids of that grade level. There are other ways to collect this information but by digitizing the process using OpenEMIS EGRA we are expediting the process of managing, visualizing, and understanding this data.

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The Subtasks:

EGRA uses subtasks created by the OpenEMIS team to perform assessments. Each subtask assesses a different skill that the student has and the combination of all these assessments gives an overview of the student’s skill level.

Listening Comprehension

The listening comprehension subtask tests the student’s ability to listen to and remember details from the story you read him or her. You will first read the student a story and then the app will prepare questions for you to ask the student.

This is an example of what a story could look like:

Initial Sound Identification

This subtask requires both the teacher and the student to speak, the teacher will say a word and then the student must repeat the first sound of that word. This subtask works to assess the students listening ability, as well as their ability to recreate sounds they have heard.

This shows an example of what this subtask will look like:

Letter Sound Identification

This subtask assesses the student’s ability to recreate sounds based on letters. They must say the sound of the letter rather than telling you what the letter is.

This is an example of a practice question for this subtask:

Familiar Word Reading

This subtask assesses the student’s reading and speaking ability. They must read the word that the app generates and then repeat it for you, the teacher.

This is an example of a practice question for this subtask:

Non – Word Decoding

This subtask will generate some words that are not real words. The student will have to sound out the made up words so that you can assess his ability to sound out words rather than simply remembering how a real word sounds.

This is an example of what a practice question for this subtask will look like.

Oral Reading Comprehension

This subtask assesses the student’s ability to read. The student will read a short story aloud, one word at a time, while the teacher marks each word correct or incorrect.

Letter Writing

This subtask is to assess the handwriting of the student. The teacher will tell the student what letter to write and the student will write the letter on the digital device. The teacher will then review it to see if it looks good. If it is wrong then the teacher will show the student how to write it.