Teaching and Writing Flashcards
What is the purpose of assessment in the language arts classroom?
Assessment should be an ongoing part of the instructional process and not just an event at the end of a unit.
What is a universal screener?
A universal screener gathers data on all students, typically to group them into intervention groups.
What is a diagnostic assessment?
A diagnostic assessment, or pre-assessment, identifies students’ specific strengths and weaknesses.
What distinguishes informal assessments from formal assessments?
Informal assessments are flexible and occur throughout instruction, while formal assessments are planned ahead with set scoring guidelines.
What are formative assessments used for?
Formative assessments are used for learning and to guide instruction by assessing students’ progress toward meeting a learning objective.
What do summative assessments measure?
Summative assessments gauge instruction by determining if students have mastered a learning objective.
What is the difference between criterion-referenced and norm-referenced assessments?
Criterion-referenced assessments compare performance to a predetermined standard, while norm-referenced assessments compare students to each other.
What is progress monitoring?
Periodic assessments given to track student growth toward a specific goal or objective.
What is a performance-based assessment?
An assessment where students apply knowledge or skills to complete a process or create a product, typically requiring high-order thinking.
What is an exit slip?
A short response completed and submitted at the end of a lesson.
True or False: Summative assessments can be both formal and criterion-referenced.
True
What are some ways to support English Language Learners (ELLs) during instruction?
Support can include visuals, vocabulary lists, gestures, props, and pre-teaching key terms.
What is the purpose of scaffolding for ELLs?
To provide comprehensible input and support language acquisition along with content learning.
What are analytic rubrics?
Rubrics that assess each part of an assignment individually, grading multiple categories separately.
What are holistic rubrics?
Rubrics that evaluate the quality of the piece as a whole with one general score.
What are some reasons for student reluctance in reading and writing?
Reasons can include lack of background knowledge, unfamiliar vocabulary, cultural bias, or lack of interest.
How can teachers support reluctant readers and writers?
By sharing reading experiences, assisting in book selection, and providing relevant texts.
What are the three major factors to consider when selecting texts for students?
- Reader variables * Purpose * Complexity
What are reader variables?
Factors that impact a student’s ability to comprehend a text, such as attention span and prior knowledge.
What is the significance of conducting an interest survey?
It helps match students with texts they are interested in.
What is the role of a reading assessment?
To determine each student’s reading level and ability.
Fill in the blank: A _______ is a collection of student work to show growth over time.
[portfolio]
What is the goal of providing comprehensible input to ELLs?
To ensure the information can be understood despite language barriers.
True or False: Students should receive different content from their peers.
False