Frequently Asked Questions 
What is RtI?
Posted Tuesday, July 01, 2008 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: Assessment FAQs, General FAQs, Reading Comprehension Test FAQs,
RtI is the model of intervention that a school district follows when responding to students who are below grade level in their core reading and math abilities. (0) Comments • Permalink
Who should take DORA?
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: General FAQs,
Anyone reading student can take this assessment. If the user does not know letters and sounds, this assessment may be too difficult and may not report scores that would be helpful to you. (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
How is DORA different from other reading assessments?
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: General FAQs,
How is DORA different from other reading assessments? A: DORA gives a very detailed account of how the learner is achieving in all areas of reading. (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
What are the sub-skills that DORA measures?
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: General FAQs,
DORA tests six individual reading sub-skills. There are many different ways to think about reading instruction, however there is a general industry consensus that each reader must have the ability to 1) sound out words 2) memorize words and 3) understand words and phrases well enough to make contextual guesses about unfamiliar words when necessary and to make sense of the text. (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Can I call or e-mail someone if I need help?
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: General FAQs,
Yes. Please feel free to call us anytime between 9am PST and 5pm PST at 1(888) 618-READ. We welcome your questions, comments or ideas. You can email us anytime at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) . (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Can a student stop in the middle of a test and come back later to finish?
Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Anne-Evan Williams
Filed under: General FAQs,
Yes. The test will end if you close the browser window in the middle of the test or log off. You must go back to http://www.letsgolearn.com to login and the assessment will resume exactly where the user stopped. The example question for the sub-test that the user was on will be repeated first. (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink