Echo Answers Probes Worksheet
Probe 1 Reading Comprehension & Restatement
Ocean Glow: The Living Light
Target Goal: Restate & Answer
Passage Lexile: 650L
Student:
Date:
Score: / 6 pts (____%)
Remember the Rule: Turn the question into your sentence starter before writing your answer.
P.Q.A. Strategy
Read the Passage Carefully
At nighttime along certain coastlines, crashing waves shimmer with an electric blue light. This glowing water is caused by millions of tiny sea organisms called dinoflagellates. When ocean waves or swimming fish disturb these microscopic creatures, they release a sudden flash of light known as bioluminescence. Scientists believe this sudden burst of blue glow startles hungry predators, giving the tiny organisms a chance to escape. It can also act like a burglar alarm, attracting larger predators to eat whatever was trying to attack them.
1. Why do some ocean waves glow bright blue in the dark? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
2. What causes the tiny dinoflagellates to flash their light? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
3. How does glowing in the dark protect these tiny sea creatures from predators? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
Scoring Key: Q1: [ ] R [ ] A Q2: [ ] R [ ] A Q3: [ ] R [ ] A
R = Restated Prompt (1 pt) • A = Accurate Content (1 pt)
Probe 2 Reading Comprehension & Restatement
Forest Architects: Beaver Engineers
Target Goal: Restate & Answer
Passage Lexile: 670L
Student:
Date:
Score: / 6 pts (____%)
Remember the Rule: Turn the question into your sentence starter before writing your answer.
P.Q.A. Strategy
Read the Passage Carefully
Beavers are nature’s supreme builders. Using their chisel-shaped orange front teeth, beavers gnaw down birch and aspen trees to gather heavy logs, branches, and mud. They pile these materials across moving streams to build strong wooden dams. These sturdy dams back up the flowing stream and create deep, quiet ponds. Inside this safe body of water, beavers construct dome-shaped homes called lodges with secret underwater doorways. These underwater tunnels keep predators like wolves and bears completely outside, while creating a thriving wetland for ducks, frogs, and fish.
1. What materials do beavers use to build their river dams? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
2. Why do beavers construct underwater entrances for their lodges? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
3. How do beaver dams help other animals in the forest habitat? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
Scoring Key: Q1: [ ] R [ ] A Q2: [ ] R [ ] A Q3: [ ] R [ ] A
R = Restated Prompt (1 pt) • A = Accurate Content (1 pt)
Probe 3 Reading Comprehension & Restatement
The Waggle Dance: How Honeybees Talk
Target Goal: Restate & Answer
Passage Lexile: 660L
Student:
Date:
Score: / 6 pts (____%)
Remember the Rule: Turn the question into your sentence starter before writing your answer.
P.Q.A. Strategy
Read the Passage Carefully
When a scout honeybee finds a patch of sweet flower nectar, she flies back to the hive to share the news. Honeybees cannot speak words, so they communicate through a special movement pattern called the waggle dance. The bee shakes her abdomen while walking in a figure-eight pattern on the dark honeycomb. The direction she points during her dance shows the exact angle toward the flowers relative to the sun. The length of time she waggles tells her hive-mates how far they must fly. Thanks to this dance, hundreds of bees can find the food quickly.
1. How do scout honeybees share the location of sweet flowers with their hive? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
2. What does the direction of the waggle dance show the other bees? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
3. Why is the length of the dance important for hive-mates to know? Restatement (1 pt) + Accuracy (1 pt)
Scoring Key: Q1: [ ] R [ ] A Q2: [ ] R [ ] A Q3: [ ] R [ ] A
R = Restated Prompt (1 pt) • A = Accurate Content (1 pt)
Restatement Mastery Tracking Guide
Teacher Tool IEP Progress Monitoring Guide
Question Restatement & Comprehension Protocol
Target Criterion: 80%
3 Consecutive Sessions
Measurable IEP / Learning Goal Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL/RI.3.1-5.1
“Given a short grade-level reading passage, student will answer text-dependent comprehension questions in complete written sentences by restating the prompt within their response with at least 80% accuracy (restatement & comprehension) across 3 consecutive progress monitoring sessions.”
Analytic 2-Point Item Scoring Rubric
| Dimension | Full Credit (1 Point) | Zero Credit (0 Points) | Diagnostic Look-Fors |
|---|
| Restatement Fidelity | | | |
| (Structure & Stem) | Turns question into a complete subject-verb stem. Omits question words (Why, What, How). | Begins with “Because...”, provides isolated words/phrases, or writes an answer fragment. | Watch for dropped subjects or reliance on pronoun-heavy starters (“They do it because...”). |
| Textual Accuracy | | | |
| (Comprehension) | Accurately answers the prompt using explicit facts or valid inferences directly from text. | Factually inaccurate, unrelated to text evidence, or omits the answer completely. | Distinguishes whether an error is linguistic (restatement) or conceptual (reading comprehension). |
Probe Answer Keys & Restatement Exemplars
Probe 1: Ocean Glow (Bioluminescent Waves) Max Score: 6 pts (3 items × 2 pts)
Q1 Stem:
“Some ocean waves glow blue in the dark because tiny creatures called dinoflagellates release light.”
Q2 Stem:
“The tiny dinoflagellates flash their light when crashing waves or swimming fish disturb them.”
Q3 Stem:
“Glowing in the dark protects them by startling predators or attracting larger predators.”
Probe 2: Forest Architects (Beaver Engineers) Max Score: 6 pts (3 items × 2 pts)
Q1 Stem:
“Beavers use logs, branches, and mud from birch or aspen trees to build their dams.”
Q2 Stem:
“Beavers construct underwater entrances to keep predators like wolves and bears outside.”
Q3 Stem:
“Beaver dams help other forest animals by creating quiet ponds and wetland habitats.”
Probe 3: The Waggle Dance (Honeybee Communication) Max Score: 6 pts (3 items × 2 pts)
