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Pre-Assessment for Differentiation:Letter Recognition Assessment ((5…
Pre-Assessment for Differentiation:Letter Recognition Assessment
Pre-assessment allows the teacher and student to discover what is already known in a specific topic or subject. It is critical to recognize prior knowledge so students can engage in questioning, formulating, thinking and theorizing in order to construct new knowledge appropriate to their level. Ongoing assessment throughout the learning process is also critical as it directs the teacher and student as to where to go next.
12 students who have some knowledge about the topic as shown in their score, but need to develop higher order thinking skills
Differentiated Strategy:My students that have some knowledge of letter recognition will work on matching the uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as a picture beginning with that sound
5 students who answered most, including the most difficult, of the pre-assessment questions correctly
Differentiated Strategy:Students who have identified 24 out 26 letters correctly along recognizing blends will match four pieces puzzle (uppercase letter, lowercase letter, and two pictures beginning with that sound).Students can also play a Beginning Sound Board Game
5 students who appear to have limited knowledge about the topic, of which 3 are struggling with language and are at different reading levels and 2 students who have little to no comprehension of the the topic and need to be tested further for special needs.
Differentiated Strategy:students will be matching the uppercase and lowercase letters
3 students struggling with language and are different reading levels:For ELL students:explain in students native language,before the assessment begins, that the teacher will be asking the student in English to perform some tasks in English, that the student need only to do his/her best, and that will help the teacher know what to teach next.
visual: show alphabet flashcards with a letter on the front and a picture on the back (e.g. a / apple). Have alphabet posters on the walls and alphabet picture books.
listening: say the sounds of each letter clearly and repeat a few times so your students can clearly hear the sounds. Play the ABC song.
touch and manipulation: use alphabet blocks which students can touch and pass around. They can also use the blocks to put the letters in the right order. Let students trace the shape of the letters on the flashcards and then “draw” the shapes with their fingers on the floor and doors, etc. Use play-doh to make the letters. Play the ABC song and have the students touch the letters as they are sung.
movement: have students make the shapes of the letters with their hands and bodies. For example, for the letter “c”, students can cup their hands or bend their bodies into a “c” shape. For more difficult letters, students can make the shapes in pairs or 3s (e.g.two students can make the body shapes for “b”, “d”, “m” etc. by working together).
2 students who have little to no comprehension of the the topic and need to be tested further for special needs:
Teach Letter Sounds:
Teach sounds
As you teach each letter of the alphabet always teach its associated sound. With each letter that you teach, teach 3 sounds:
the pronunciation of the letter (E.g. “A”)
the sound of the letter (“ah”)
a word which begins with the sound (“apple”)
Therefore, a teacher may teach as follows for the letter “A”:
T: (showing a flashcard of the letter A) “A .. A .. A .. repeat A”
Ss: “A”
T: “A”
Ss: “A”
T: “A”
Ss: “A”
T: “A is for ah .. ah .. ah. Repeat ah”
Ss: “ah”
T: “ah”
Ss: “ah”
T: “ah”
Ss: “ah”
T: “A, is for ah, is for (turning the card over) apple .. apple .. apple .. repeat apple”
Ss: “apple”
T: “apple”
Ss: “apple”
T: “apple”
Ss: “apple”
T: “Good! What’s this?” (showing “A”)
Ss: “A”
T: “Is for?”
Ss: “ah”
T: “Is for?” (turning the card)
Ss: “apple”
T: “Well done!”
Resources:
Ashley. ALPHABET ACTIVITIES FOR SMALL GROUPS. (25, November 2015). Retrieved From:
https://onesharpbunch.com/2015/11/alphabet-activities-for-small-groups.html
Pals and Students with Special Needs: Including Students with Disabilities or English Language Learners. (n.d.) Retrieved from.
https://palsresource.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PALS-and-Students-with-Special-Needs-5-6-19.pdf