Assessment ASSESSMENT Student Book K1 Progress Check Skills

Assessment

ASSESSMENT Student Book K-1 Progress Check Skills Masters K-3 Grammar Project Teacher Made Tests Vocabulary-Grammar Performance Paper-and-Pencil Tests Intervention Plan Gr 2 -3 High Frequency Words Spelling Phono/Phonics-K-1 Chapter Unit Tests Social skills Observations Personal Communication Oral Language Acquisition Learning styles Initial-Final Diagnostics

Paper-and-Pencil Tests

Grading Grammar Gr 1 -3 Grading Grammar- Assessment Handbook K-5 p. 79 • Use Skills Masters pages that show the students’ language stage acquisition /Gr 1 -2 • Use the Activity Book for Grade 3. *Combine 2 units together= Add the total number of correct answers- GRADE

Grading Phonics K-3 Grading Phonics- Assessment Handbook K-5 p. 80 • Use pages in Student Book. *Go to the Planner in the Teacher-Phonics to check skills for the unit * Level K-2 For Grade 3 - Activity Book • Correct the pages in the Student Book related to the unit’s phonics skills. • Combine 2 units together= Add the total number of correct answers –GRADE

Unit Progress Tests K-3 The Student Unit Profiles provided with each Unit Progress Test help teachers gather results to identify strengths and weaknesses and to record ELLs’ progress in each unit. • Use the level of the student profiles that matches the level of the test: Beginning Stages 1 -2

• Use the answer key at the back of the Unit Progress Test Handbook to check the test items. • Record the number of correct answers in each section and multiply them by the number of points in the profile for each correct answer. Record the total score for each section. • Add the scores for all the test sections to calculate the GRADE. • Record the data in the Student Summary Profile for each unit. The test includes: Kinder-Vocabulary Grade 1 -3 - Vocabulary-Grammar-Reading-Writing

Personal Communication

Diagnostics Beginning of the Year • Letter Recognition and Formation Records Assessment Handbook K-5 pp. 62 -63 *Emergent readers in K and Grade 1 • ELL Screener-Initial Reading Level Placement • Pre-Screener Assessment Handbook K-5 pp. 49 -54

Conferences • Writing Meet with a student or a group to discuss the writing process. • Vocabulary In a small group, ask your students to share their knowledge of words using their journals. *No grade is given to the students

Self-Assessments Writing Listening Speaking Reading • Fiction • Non-Fiction Assessment Handbook K-5 pp. 71 -75

Observations

Oral and Reading Skills Assessment Handbook K-5 Social Language Function p. 69 Academic Discussion Strategy p. 70 Reading Checklists p. 39 - p. 41 Reading Strategy Checklists p. 40 -p. 42 *No grade is given for collecting this information

Collaboration Use a rubric to assess the behaviors observed during: 1. Games 2. Projects 3. Learning Stations Participation Contributions Time on task www. rubistar. 4 teachers. org

Performance

Vocabulary Journals Every 2 weeks you can assess the acquisition of vocabulary words by grading the journal using the following criteria: 1 point= words related, definition 1 points= matching picture Total = 2 points/ word 6 words= 12 points - GRADE

Projects • Oral Presentation Make a checklist to assess the behaviors expected for speaking and listening. *Check the Theme Project Presentation Tips in each unit • Product Make a checklist with specific items required to assess.

Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment Strategies-VISUAL

Formative Assessment Strategies- ORAL

Formative Assessment Strategies- Writing

Magic Border Formative • • • Write the topic in the middle of the paper. Be creative! Glue a picture or draw an illustration about the topic. Think about the topic. Draw a picture, write concepts or ideas about the topic around the frame.