- Houston Independent School District
- Formative Assessment
- Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA)
Texas Middle School Fluency (Aug. 22 - Sept. 30)
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What is Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment?
- Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment (TMSFA) is a screening assessment that consists of two subtests: Passage Reading Fluency, and Word Reading Fluency. The range of difficulty levels used in both the Passage Reading and Word Reading Fluency subtest is intended to reflect authentic reading requirements.
- For many students, the administration of the TMSFA will end after the Passage Reading Fluency subtest. Students who do not read at least 80 words within the 60-second time limit on two of the three Reading Fluency passages will then be administered the Word Reading Fluency subtest.
- The TMSFA provides each student screened with an average retelling score, and average equated scores in the areas of Passage Reading Fluency and Word Reading Fluency.
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Why is it important to monitor the TMSFA?
- The TEA requires districts to administer a diagnostic assessment to all 7th-grade students who did not meet the passing standard on their Spring 6th Grade Reading STAAR to identify reading difficulties.
- HISD satisfies the state requirements by utilizing the Texas Middle School Fluency Assessment. The TMSFA helps identify reading deficits in decoding, fluency, and comprehension.
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How will Ontrack help track student progress?
- OnTrack will allow campuses to digitally capture student performance. Campuses will have the ability to identify basic reading needs and focus on creating basic reading intervention groups and establish student intervention progress goals. OnTrack will empower users to triangulate other formative data for teachers, campus leaders, and district school support.
- Teachers will have immediate access to online data that will allow them to adjust and target instructional strategies that will support creating student instructional action plans.
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Who will participate and how?
- The assessments will be available to all middle school campuses. All 7th Grade students who did not meet standard on their Spring 6th Grade Reading STAAR will be screened to identify reading difficulties and make intervention determinations.
Contact us
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Intervention Department Team
- Debra Bunton
- 713.556.7122
Student Assessment Formative Team
- Dr. Zulema Mazloom
- 713.349.7460
