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District begins CAPT assessments in secondary grades to target reading interventions
Summary
East Grand Forks began using Minnesota's CAPT screening in middle and high school to identify reading-area deficits and to target interventions; high school officials said they tested students not exempted by MCA/star results and will place those who need support into a learning lab next semester.
District administrators briefed the board on implementing CAPT (Component Assessment of Phonological and Text) screening across the secondary grades to identify reading weaknesses and target interventions.
Matt Jorgerson and other secondary staff described CAPT administration and how the district combined MCA and STAR data to determine who would take CAPT. Jorgerson said the middle school tested students “based on local criteria, which we use the MCA and our star data,” and that CAPT “breaks down what parts of reading we might be struggling in so we can give more focused intervention.”
At the high school, staff reported they tested students in grades 9–12 who did not meet or were not exempted by prior MCA or STAR performance. The high-school administration said they administered four of six CAPT subtests (word recognition, vocabulary, morphology and reading efficiency), each roughly 20 minutes, and that results classify student performance as weak, poor, high or strong.
Nut graf: Administrators said CAPT results will guide placement into adviser-time interventions this semester and more intensive learning-lab interventions next semester for students who need them.
High-school staff explained that adviser-time interventions are limited (20 minutes weekly) and that students identified as needing more support will be placed in a learning lab next semester with targeted resources and, if available, an interventionist. Board members asked about parent access to scores; staff said individual score reports (ISRs) for MCA, STAR and CAPT are available and can be provided to parents through school offices.
