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CBM Administration: Writing
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CBM Writing:
Preparation
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CBM Writing Assessment: Preparation
• Select a story starter
• Create a CBM writing probe: a lined sheet with the
story starter at the top
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CBM Writing Assessment: Preparation
Story Starter Tips:
• Create or collect story starters that students will
find motivating to write about. (And toss out
starters that don’t inspire much enthusiasm!)
• Avoid story starters that allow students simply to
generate long lists: e.g., “What I want for my
birthday is…”
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CBM Writing Probes:
Administration
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CBM Writing Probes: Scoring
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CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring
Total Words:
I woud drink water from the ocean and I woud
eat the fruit off of the trees. Then I woud bilit a
house out of trees, and I woud gather firewood
to stay warm. I woud try and fix my boat in my
spare time.
Total Words = 45
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CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring
Total Words: Useful for tracking a
student’s fluency in writing
(irrespective of spelling,
punctuation, etc.)
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CBA Research Norms: Writing
CBA Research Norms for Written Expression
Grade
1
Words
written
in 3
mins
15
2
28
3
37
4
41
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5
49
6
53
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CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring
Correctly Spelled Words:
I woud drink water from the ocean
and I woud eat the fruit off of the
trees. Then I woud bilit a house
out of trees, and I woud gather
firewood to stay warm. I woud try
and fix my boat in my spare time.
Correctly Spelled Words = 39
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CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring
Correctly Spelled Words: Permits
teachers to (a) monitor student
spelling skills in context of writing
assignments, and (b) track
student vocabulary usage.
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CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring
Correct Writing Sequences:
I woud drink water from the ocean
and I woud eat the fruit off of the
trees. Then I woud bilit a house
out of trees, and I woud gather
firewood to stay warm. I woud try
and fix my boat in my spare time.
Correct Writing Sequences = 37
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CBM Writing Assessment: Scoring
Correct Writing Sequences: Most
global CBM measure. Looks at
quality of writing in context.
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Trainer Question: What objections or
concerns might teachers have about
using CBM writing probes? How would
you address these concerns?
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