Developmental Math Assessment

The Developmental Math Assessment is a classroom based assessment. It is intended to impower teachers, improve teaching and most importantly increase student learning! Of course we believe that improvement in student learning starts with fine well prepared teachers. We wrote the DMA to help teachers know: what to assess, what to teach, how to know if kids know what you teach (what grade level they are performing on), and what to do if they know it or if they don t! Each assessment is written on an appropriate level of difficulty based on age appropriate state and national standards as well as current research in mathematics. The assessment ranges from: (e) Emergent (3 year olds) with a pre number non-intrusive child oriented assessment. (pk) Pre kindergarten assessment of essential number concepts. k) There are two assessments at kindergarten. There is a before school screening in number concepts to help teachers know if children are ready for k curriculum and there is a developmental assessment that includes operations as well as number concepts to help teachers find the child s instructional level once school is under way. (1) There are two assessments at grade 1 also. There is a before school screening to help teachers know if children are ready for grade 1 curriculum and a developmental assessment that also includes operations as well as number concepts to help teachers find the child s instructional level once school is under way. (2) There are also two assessment at grade 2. The first assessment helps teachers determine instructional level in number concepts and operations. The second assessment extends the successful second grader by assessing a variety of other important math concepts. Each assessment section is color coded by age/grade for ease of teacher orientation. Teachers really only need to know their own grade level section. Hopefully this makes the assessment more teacher friendly. There is an activity card book, Number Concept Dots and white board and marker to be used with the assessment. Each question tells the teacher exactly what to use! The DMA is not intended to be a stand alone instruction program. Like the Developmental Reading Assessment, it is intended to provide instructional insights, and grade level information that will facilitate appropriate instruction. The DMA can also be used to increase communication between teachers and parents and between teachers and administators about intervention needs.