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Assessments (H.O.T. Questions (Opening Questions (Look at the title of…
Assessments
H.O.T. Questions 
Opening Questions
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Looking at the pictures and different text features, what is the genre of this text? How do you know?
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Closing Questions
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What was the solution to the problem in this story? Was it the best solution that could have happened?
Formative Assessment
Definition:
Formative assessment is a type of assessment in which a teacher gathers student data, either formally or informally, to use to provide feedback, and monitor and adjust instruction.
Examples:
Formal: homework, quizzes, in class assignments Informal: group discussions, questioning during a lesson
Summative Assessment
Definition:
Summative assessments are usually given at the end of a large unit or time of learning. They are used to measure what a student learned during the entire duration of a specified time frame.
Examples:
STAAR testing, cumulative projects
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Diagnostic Assessment
Definition:
Diagnostic assessments are used to see what a student knows to help guide instruction before teaching a new concept. They can be creative based or multiple choice.
Examples:
pre-test, discussion before lesson, prediction
Performance Assessment
Definition:
Performance assessments are type of assessment that can fall under formative, summative, or interim. They are assessments that asks students to show what they are learning through some sort of writing, drawing, or creating. They do not ask students to just circle an answer.
Examples:
student journals, writing portfolios, projects
Assessment Data
Teachers can use different types of assessments and the data they provide to help identify students that may need more help. Here are my three students that may need more help in reading.
Student 2:
Lexile Level:340
Fountas and Pinnell Level: O
Last Benchmark Score: 37%
Strategies:
- This student struggles with fluency. When in small group guided reading, use different voices when rereading a text (such as a cube that you roll and have different voices for)
- Short mini lesson on reading with fluency and voice. Have student read aloud with a partner.
Student 3:
Lexile Level: 445
Fountas and Pinnell Level: L
Last Benchmark Score: 39%
Strategies:
- This student struggles with fluency and comprehension. to help her, try putting her with similarly leveled students at small group to work on different types of reading and practice comprehension questions.
- To help with fluency have short passages that student can read once with regular practice and then with different voices and inflections for practice.
Student 1:
Lexile Level: 570
Fountas and Pinnell Level: O
Last Benchmark Score: 29%
Strategies:
- Work in small group guided reading.
- Reading with student shows that they need to work on comprehension: during small group instruction, ask questions which will guide student to think critically about text