Comprehension of a Fictional Text Pre and Post-assessment Data

School: Arrowhead Elementary School Grade: 4th

Class Statistics: Inclusion classroom with 7 students on IEPs and 5 gifted students

*P= Proficient DP= Developing Proficiency N= Novice

Pre-assess ELA 4.5.11 ELA 4.5.5 ELA 4.5.13 Post-assess ELA 4.5.11 ELA 4.5.5 ELA 4.5.13
ment Data Draw Identify ment Data Draw Identify
Explain the conclusions the main Explain the conclusions the main
plot, and make idea or plot, and make idea or
including inferences theme and including inferences theme and
the about text. the major the about text. the major
problem/c events and problem/c events and
onflict and details that onflict and details that
solution/re support solution/re support
solution. the main solution. the main
idea or idea or
theme. theme.

Passing 18/21 17/21 11/21 Passing 20/21 19/21 18/21

Grades Grades

Student 1 N N N Student 1 P P P

Student 2 N P N Student 2 P DP DP

Student 3 N P P Student 3 P P P

Student 4 P P P Student 4 P P P

Student 5 P P P Student 5 P P P

Student 6 P P N Student 6 P P DP

Student 7 P P P Student 7 P P P

Student 8 P P P Student 8 P P P

Student 9 P P P Student 9 P DP DP

Student 10 P P N Student 10 P P P

Student 11 P P N Student 11 P P P

Student 12 P P P Student 12 P P P

Student 13 P N N Student 13 P P P

Student 14 P P P Student 14 P P P

Student 15 P P N Student 15 P P P

Student 16 P P P Student 16 P P P
 Student 17 P N N Student 17 P P P

Student 18 P P P Student 18 DP P P

Student 19 P P N Student 19 P P P

Student 20 P N N Student 20 P P P

Student 21 P P P Student 21 P P P

Evaluation of pre-assessment data:

- The students performed fairly well on the pre-assessment. I noticed that many students
struggled with identifying the theme of a story.
- I believe that students performed well on this pre-assessment because we had just
finished a unit of non-fiction texts and many of the skills transfer into fiction texts such as
explaining the plot or problem/solution and making inferences.
- Students need more direct instruction about identifying the theme of a fictional text.

Evaluation of post-assessment data:

- Overall, students did an amazing job on this assessment. Their ability to determine the
theme of a fictional text clearly improved.
- Students whose grade dropped between the pre and post assessment are students on
IEPs or students who struggle to apply strategies to tests. The same students struggled
on the quarterly assessments a few weeks prior to this.