Writing Assessments
Below are two writing assessments, each followed by a brief description.
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This informal/formative assessment was created by Lauren Caswell ,M.Ed., however, I am sure you can make one for your class with all types of varying topics. Students can be given specific instructions to write descriptive, narrative, persuasive, or expository sentences or paragraphs. This assessment is appropriate for grades first through fifth. It should be given many times throughout the school year. It measures grammatical structures, organization, vocabulary, treatment of topic, and so many other variables depending on what you are assessing. These types of assessments should be compared to previous writings per student, meaning keeping a writing assessment folder for each student to monitor progress or lack thereof. This is why it is essential for teachers to give such a writing assessment in the beginning of the school year to assess initial writing skills to have something to compare later writings to. Students should be allowed approximately 10 minutes to complete this assessment and should be given on an individual basis. In place of drawing a picture, fourth and fifth grade students should write their sentences first, and then perhaps type their sentences on the computer, or even create their own digital story using a free digital story building site such as Storybird.
Simple informal/formative assessments like these measure if the student can write uppercase and lowercase letters. The student has an opportunity to trace the letter after referring to how it looks and then the student must write the letter on their own. This type of assessment is best for Kindergarteners. Students in first grade can be given assessments such as this one in the very beginning of the school term to test prior knowledge. Some students who are beginner writers may reverse letters or write something different altogether. Students should be given at least five minutes to complete. This assessment can be given to students individually or students can take turns tracing and writing the letters on the promethean board as a whole group session. There are so many types of assessments like this one that range from writing letters, numbers, and even sentences.
Reference:
Education.com (2016). Alphabet Writing Letters A-I. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/fill-the-blanks-animals-1-kindergarten/
Reference:
Education.com (2016). Alphabet Writing Letters A-I. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/fill-the-blanks-animals-1-kindergarten/