In this guest teacher post, Tammy Anfang describes a writing framework to improve student learning. Making the Invisible Process of Reading and Responding Visible About ten years ago when I taught my first Special Education inclusion class, one of my 7th grade students approached me and asked, directly and honestly, “When you tell us to visualize or ‘play the movie in our minds’ when we read, how do I do that?” I stood there and thought to myself, “You just do it.” At that moment I realized I
I'm starting to really teach and practice comprehension skills. Based on our reading assessments (TRCs) at the beginning of the year I came up with this worksheet to aide in recalling details. I had m
A while back I came across a guided reading 'snapshot' assessment and have been using this for some time. I decided to make a few changes to align more to the rubric scales that I have fallen in love with! Enjoy!
Easily Compare Formative Assessment Tools To make it easier for teachers to choose the best tool for the job, I've created the Formative Assessment Comparison Guide. There are so many great choices for teachers and students when
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Print this free kindergarten assessment pack to use as end of the year testing for your kindergarten students. This is a great way to see where your students are at, and find any areas for development.
Ideas and materials for assessing English Language Learners. Help get an idea throughout the year of your students language level.
Do you need English reading comprehension worksheets to supplement your ESL classroom? Check out some of the worksheets and editable documents on this page. Reading comprehension, or the ability to…
This Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Your Amazing Brain is for teaching reading comprehension. Use this reading comprehension story to teach reading comprehension.
We've all used exit tickets in our classroom for informal assessment, but sometimes it can become boring. Read this post to get exit ticket ideas on how you can engage students with exit slips and still assess your students!
This is a great rubric for students to use for self-assessment. Easy to read, easy to understand, easy to complete!
Sometimes it feels crazy overwhelming to keep assessing students and know exactly what they do/don’t understand. That’s where these quick and easy formative assessment ideas comes in! M…
What is the difference between Formative and Summative Assessment? Formative assessments occur during a learning activity. Summative assessments occur at ..
Are you curious to learn more about your personality style? Look no further than the Personality Styles Assessment Worksheet! This helpful tool is perfect for individuals who are interested in gaining a deeper understanding of themselves and their unique traits. With clear and concise questions, this worksheet will guide you in identifying your strengths, weaknesses, and overall personality type. Whether you are a student, professional, or simply someone seeking personal growth, this assessment worksheet is an excellent resource to help you dive into the fascinating world of personality styles.
Whether they're completed on a piece of paper, a tablet, or a whiteboard, exit tickets are a powerful tool to use in your classroom. Exit tickets are formative assessments that provide a quick snapshot about your students' learning and understanding of a topic faster than any other tool in the classroom.
Teaching metacognition is another tool that our homeschoolers can utilze as they strive for academic and real world problem solving mastery.
