Reading assessments are a regular part of our planning and assessing in Language Arts. In primary years, students were assessed using a tool called the DRA. In the junior and intermediate years, students complete the CASI reading assessment throughout the year. During a CASI, students will be given a short story to read and then will answer a variety of questions based on the story. These types of questions are practiced in various ways throughout the school year. For example, in this recent CASI assessment, students were asked to summarize the story and also to write about the characteristics of a character using proof from the story. We have been practicing these kinds of questions lately! Reading assessments give teachers a snapshot of where the students are and where we need continued focus.