Assessment

Background Knowledge - What We Know and Do Already

 * Use this organizer to list the types of evidence you use to assess students' literacy abilities: [[file:Assessment of Literacy Abilities Organizer.doc]]

Why Assess?

 * formative assessment - gives us data that will drive our instruction
 * to form flexible reading groups
 * to report to parents information about their child

Video Excerpts

 * Click here to watch a video about Using Assessment to Guide Instruction from 15:15 minutes through 21:45 minutes.

What Do I Need to Know and Be Able to Do?

 * Refer to Best Practices in Literacy Assessment handout for explanations of a variety of assessment methods.
 * Types of Performance-Based Assessments:
 * Running Records
 * Rubrics
 * Portfolios
 * Checklists
 * How to Take a Running Record
 * [[file:Running Records.doc]] gives a brief explanation of running records and how to conduct a RR.
 * Coding at a Glance
 * Practice with //The Loose Tooth//


 * Guided Reading notes
 * Individual Conference notes