“Universal screening three times a year is pretty much the recommendation. Why? Why three times a year? Why beginning, middle, and end of year?”
Keri Thomas Beck · Science of Reading: The Podcast · S11 E4: Universal screening, explained, with Carrie Thomas Beck, Ph.D.
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What was described
recommended universal screening be administered three times a year in early grades (fall, winter, spring)
3 times per year
Said nearby on the same subject
“We'll administer phonemic segmentation in the fall of first grade. But then when we get to winter and spring, we're focusing more on measures like nonsense word fluency and oral reading fluency becomes a big hitter at that point in time.”
“I adopted the buzzword surge. So if you'd like, I'm happy to go into that, but I have two surge seasons, fall and spring, which are intentionally again devoted to fall and spring”
“…pre-recorded modules… we also had live sessions… there are a total of six live sessions spaced out through the winter and early spring… first live session is on October 22nd… you have access to all the modules immediately…”