This was my first thought as well. There is no tool as good as ongoing
teacher observation. The powers that be, especially publishers, have
convinced so many people that this or that tool is more reliable than
the teacher's own observations.
Think about this: what does a "tool" tell you that you do not know
yourself? I know that when I was teaching full time, I knew which
students needed extra support just by listening to them read to me, in
private, one on one.
Renee
On Oct 9, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Sally Thomas wrote:
I wonder why special screning tools would be necessary if we use miscue
analysis, words knowledge assessment (Words Their Way), observations,
comprehension rubrics informally ala Keene etc. Those are part of
ongoing
classroom assessment. I would think a teacher would know strengths and
needs and wouldn't need outside tools!
Sally
On 10/9/11 6:12 PM, "Dear" <[email protected]> wrote:
I've been following this conversation and I am wondering what
screening tools
people are using to identify students' needs.
" What was once educationally significant, but difficult to measure,
has been replaced by what is insignificant and easy to measure. So now
we test how well we have taught what we do not value."
— Art Costa, emeritus professor, California State University
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