An introductory session on using AFL, the grand event, with the SRA, DART and EPRA.

1. Assessment
for
Learning:
finding
out
what
we
need
to
know
Sept.
17,
2010
Stu-­‐Ate
Secondary
School
Faye
Brownlie

2. Purpose
• To
measure,
to
report
out
Timing
ASSESSMENT
of
Audience
• Others,
parents,
• At
the
end
LEARNING
the
public
Form
•rank
order,
marks,
percentages

5. Purpose
• to
inform
teaching
and
learning
Timing
ASSESSMENT
Audience
• while
the
learning
is
for
• teachers
and
happening
when
the
informaGon
LEARNING
students
can
sGll
be
used
Form
• descripGve
feedback
–
NO
MARKS!

6. FormaGve
Assessment
Choices
Standard
Reading
Assessment
Choose
a
piece
of
text
from
your
course
that
is
appropriate
for
your
students
to
read
and
ask
5
open-­‐ended
quesGons.
Oral
reading
secGon.
Gr.
2-­‐
forever
EPRA
–
Early
Primary
Reading
K-­‐2
Assessment
2
forms:
common
text
and
leveled
text
Oral
reading,
conference,
thinking
paper.
DART
–
District
Assessment
of
Reading
3-­‐9
Team
2
forms:
formaGve
&
summaGve
Oral
reading,
conference,
paper
and
pencil
responses
to
5
quesGons

8. • ConnecGons:
How
does
what
you
read
connect
with
what
you
already
knew?
• Summarizing:
Choose
a
way
to
show
the
main
ideas
and
details
in
what
you
read.
• Inferencing:
Read
between
the
lines
to
find
something
that
you
believe
to
be
true,
but
that
isn’t
actually
said.
Explain
your
reasoning.
• Vocabulary:
Here
are
3
challenging
words
from
the
text.
Explain
what
you
think
they
mean.
• ReflecGng:
Was
this
easy
or
hard
to
understand?
How
did
you
help
your
self
understand?
(SD,
p.23)

9. • Students
respond
to
reading
non-­‐ficGon
text
• Students
read
orally
• Teacher
conferences
with
each
student

10. 1. Note
taking
&
details
2. Reading
graphs,
pictures
&
maps
(oral
Gr3)
3. PresenGng
informaGon
in
a
different
way
(elaboraGng,
extending,
connecGng,
comparing)
4. Personal
connecGons,
reasoning,
reading
beyond
the
lines
5. Difficulty
of
text

11. • Read
your
grade
level
text(s)
• Read
through
the
protocol
• Read
through
&
answer
the
quesGons,
this
creates
an
answer
key
• Share
your
answers
with
grade
alike
staff
• Photocopy
materials
• Arrange
for
another
adult
to
assist
• Plan
a
quiet
acGvity
for
early
finishers

12. • Students
respond
to
reading
non-­‐ficGon
text
with
coloured
pictures
• Students
read
orally
• Teacher
conferences
with
each
student

13. Assessment materials, EPRA:
• grade protocol
• real books for each student
• oral reading page
• conference page
• thinking paper