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This informational slide show/video shows some of the key points of assessing in the classroom. It first shows the difference between assessment and evaluation, then goes to show different ways to assess students such as traditional assessment, performance and authentic assessment. This is a good reference point for me as a new educator, because it phrases some of the basic types of assessments and references the importance of using the data you collect appropriately to further the education of your students.

Pike, S. (2015, July 18). YouTube. Assessment and Evaluation. Retrieved April 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e_w_qzZqVI

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This article, which touches on the focus of fluency in in Elementary, shows the importance of using data from assessment to further effectiveness of instruction. The study is based on ideas presented in 1992 when the importance of fluency instruction began to spread.

Hasbrouck, J., & Tindal, G. (2006). Oral Reading Fluency Norms: A Valuable Assessment Tool for Reading Teachers. The Reading Teacher, 59(7), 636-644. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204400

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Oral Reading Fluency Norms: A Valuable Assessment Tool for Reading Teachers on JSTOR

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Jan Hasbrouck, Gerald A. Tindal, Oral Reading Fluency Norms: A Valuable Assessment Tool for Reading Teachers, The Reading Teacher, Vol. 59, No. 7 (Apr., 2006), pp. 636-644

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This list is based on my prior knowledge and my student teaching experience. I am including the literacy assessments I did with my class and some examples.

Strategies:
-DRA testing
-NWEA Reading testing
-Informal assessment, mostly for comprehension ie: comprehension question sheets, thumbs up, thumbs down, text-to-self connections, sticky note blurbs to check for understanding. This strategy is used to try to get the best possible score out of each student. We want to have accurate data that we can use to give them the most appropriate instruction for them.

Interventions:
-Reading rotations (small group reading with me, groups divided based on DRA scores)
-Accommodations for NWEA (taking test with me in a small group for a comfortable environment where lower level students are free to talk out loud, draw on scrap paper and be encouraged regularly to slow down or double check answers.)

Examples:
I have a group of students who were my second lowest group. They did not have much of an interest in reading, in fact a few of them were below grade level (2nd, reading at 1st) and would have a difficult time sitting with me and reading a book together. With this particular group, I tried really hard to come up with a strategy that would make reading seem more fun to them. I used a method from theatre where we read in voices, which they were free to choose on their own ie: british accent, robot voice, batman voice, etc.

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This article discusses different ways it is possible to collect and analyze data that can effect the way you teach. I enjoyed this article because initially I was only thinking of standardized tests for data, but this article included ideas such as using exit slips, "thumbs up, thumbs down" etc, as smaller assessments for understanding where your students are at. This can be implemented into literacy by using all kinds of formal and informal assessments for fluency and comprehension.

Alber, R. (2011, December 6). EDUTopia.org. 3 Ways Student Data Can Inform Your Teaching. Retrieved April 2017, from https://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-student-data-inform-teaching-rebecca-alber

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Edutopia is a free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education. We are published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

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My mind map consists of four major contributors to my experiences with data on first grade literacy in my host classroom. Under each section includes details and explanation of what I have experienced under each section.

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This resource will be helpful to me in transferring the students number level to a letter level that the books are labeled with. This way I can accurately take the data I know and translate that into guiding them to appropriate books for them.

I have found that it is important to have easy access to information when parents have questions such as "what does this score mean?" or "Is my child reading at grade level?" As a teacher, it is my responsibility to know the answers to these questions and be able to answer them with ease.

(2017, ). TeachersPayTeachers. Reading Level Conversion Chart. Retrieved April 2017, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Level-Conversion-Chart-1775068

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This website has grade level specific lessons and units for reading comprehension. I could go in and identify the first grade level lessons and adjust them to the needs of my own students.

This is something I can use for the phase of
being able to act upon the knowledge I have from the students assessments. I love this resource, because when I have the data to back up my students current reading levels, this website makes it easy for me to find resources that they need to be pushed to reach the next level.

(2015, ). The Solution to Reading Comprehension. ReadWorks.org. Retrieved April 2017, from http://www.readworks.org/

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ReadWorks is an edtech nonprofit organization that is committed to helping to solve America's reading comprehension crisis.

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I found this sheet that helps organize DRA data in the classroom. An important part of keeping data is having it all located in an easy to find and use place.

I chose to focus a lot of this goal on DRA because of the use of it in my host school. I really like the system, with the easy to track number system of the student's progress. I use these scores often in my classroom to find appropriate reading material for my students. When I listen to them read, I can also hear if where I have placed them is too challenging or not challenging enough, and stay open minded to re-testing and adjusting their levels as needed.

Smiley, L. (2015, ). TeachersPayTeachers. DRA Score
Spreadsheet. Retrieved April 2017, from
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/DRA-
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CVC strategy: This video shows a great way to understand and collect data on where your students are on understanding specific types of words. This could be continued on with CCVC, CVCC, etc.

As a teacher collecting data, I could then use this as as an assessment for individual students and record their level of understanding. Having the knowledge of where my students are at in reading and writing, helps me adjust their instruction to what is going to benefit them the most. As a teacher, I like my students to feel accomplished when they work independently and challenged when being instructed by me. This game could be used as either an independent station activity, where I give students words they are mostly comfortable with, or to work with me, giving them words that may be new or challenging.

Giraffe, M. (2015, July 16). YouTube. CVC Words Roll Literacy Center. Retrieved April 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GycMAabL5DU

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Really fun, hands-on literacy center game that practices reading CVC words that is perfect for kindergarten or early first grade! Change to HD for better quality video. :) Click here to see it in action and grab this game: http://missgiraffesclass.blogspot.com/2014/10/cvc-words-roll.html