LauraEvans-AlternativeFormsofAssessments

This semester, I have been trying out new ways of assessing the students. I have made sociograms to decide who should and should not sit by eachother on the carpet during whole group reading and math. My mentor and I have also done some informal and formal types of assessments to decide the groups for centers. Dibels is the main way that we have placed the students with their proper groups of high, middle and lower level thinkers. I have also been doing teacher made checklists and inventories to monitor reading comprehension. I have realized that there are many things to take into consideration when placing students in groups, with partners, or in their seats at the tables. Their level of thinking, social skills, behavior and many others need to be addressed before hand.