Um... that's because 1st grade level text in DRA is boring and has no personal connection :-) What are they supposed to say? "I sat on a mat once too with my dog Spot!"
Been there done that... got them to bump my YS's DRA up to 44 and look, magically and suddenly there was all sorts of retelling and personal connections! Now, we are in a school that doesn't cut off the grade level on DRA. This is tricky because many say that a 1st grader cannot be allowed past 14 or 16 or whatever arbitrary level they stop at per grade.
Last edited by CAMom; 03/21/11 11:05 AM.
