Analyse and appropriately use assessment information, which has been gathered formally and informally. Examples of assessment tools to use in writing and reading
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Although last years assessment worked well in their books i found it a bit too busy so this year I have changed tactics and used the one of the NZ curriculum website. It seems better for me and for my students as they can see exactly where they need to go next. I just highlight what they have achieved and talk about where to next. This is a way to keep track on those children who are moving through the spelling lists. It allows me to see what spellings they have mastered and which ones they still need to learn. Due to time restraints I never really get to conference with the children about their writing and getting them to correct their silly mistakes. I decided to introduce the 5 star checklist. This is easy to follow programme, that the children can do independently. The children colour the stars in accordance with the big star posters, see photo. The colour blue for Capital letters, green for Punctuation, pink for finger spaces, yellow for Neat work and Orange for Makes sense. The children colour each star if they think they have met that certain criteria. If I agree they get a tick, if I disagree they get a dot and are asked to work on it next time. Below are some photo's of it in action. It has been in place a while now and is working well, with the children keen to do it at the end of each writing activity. At the beginning of the programme the children just coloured in all the stars whether they had met the criteria or not. Now, however they are more honest as they know that it is fine to make mistakes and forget some things, it's all part of learning. Maths assessment is continual and therefore I often reflect on my assessment methods and change them accordingly. |
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