Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Group #8- Nadine Bauer, "Reading Assessments"
The reading assessments that are given to the students in third grade, are really valuable tools for the teachers and parents. I have seen in my co-op teacher assessing students on their reading abilities and it just blows my mind. I had a chance to view the assessments from the beginninng of the school year compared to now. One of the assessments was "timed" reading, where third graders must be able to read 110 words per minute. The first set of assessments only about 3 of the 18 students could read about 100 wpm. I was amazed to see that the recent tests showed that more than half the students in a class have increased their wpm by at least 20-40 more!! My teacher is very into having them read, they must read out loud especially at home. She is constantly reminding them that listening to experienced readers will help them become better readers, reading needs to be done fluently and with clarity!! My co-op teacher explained to me that even though these are important assessments, it does take time to complete, but to make sure to get it done so that you have evidence to hopefully show improvement.
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I definitely agree on keeping up with the assessments for documentation and to show hopefully show some progress. There needs to be documentation for the teacher, future teachers, and parents when necessary. These assessments are what helps us determine what we will be focusing on for future lessons. In my opinion, I do find them to be time consuming and difficult to try and fit in within the instruction. However, it can be done. I think the more I give them the better I will get and the easier it will become.
There is no doubt that these assessments are time consuming. However, as Amber said the more you give the assessments the better you will get at giving them, which will save you a lot of time. It is very important that you give these assessments. Not only do you need to show improvement in your students but it serves as a tool to learn exactly what your student needs. Use these assessments to help you guide and determine your lessons for your students, whether it is for one child a small group or whole class instruction. A major important thing to remember when planning, assessing and implementing is reflection. Use these assessments to reflect on, reflection is a continuous cycle that can help you determine where to go from a certain point.
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