Assessment of Reading and Writing Processes PPT & Emergent Writing in the Primary Grades Article
I agree with the information presented in the PPT regarding the importance of study skills. In my small group classroom we spend a substantial portion of our school day working on school behavior and building independence. For this reason, we have to prioritize the hierarchy of skills necessary to participate in school. While my students most frequently have a limited vocabulary due to a language delay, I agree that this is the most easily observable trait to determine what their reading comprehension may be and the best way to assess vocabulary is just by listening. Because of the developmental nature of language, words that children feel comfortable speaking will take a little longer to come out in their writing.
One area I try to spend a lot of time on in my classroom is writing; this is difficult when the students have limited language and fine motor delays. We use technology to put together words and phrases that express feelings and describe what we see. Because some of my students may never speak, and sign language is not a practical means to communicate with most public, writing is an essential skill for them to have. The nature of their disability also means that they will most often not be assessed as within the same levels of writing development detailed in the article, Emergent Writing in the Primary Grades.
In the past when evaluating students' writing. I have found the portfolio method to be my favorite means to illustrate student progress. I enjoy being able to show where a student began regarding their expressiveness, organization, and conventions, and then showing the progress made after interventions and lots of practice.
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