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Jamie Simoes EDC 452 Journal #1 Multiple types of assessment take place on a daily basis in the classroom where I am completing my placement. Because it is a first grade classroom the assessments that take place are not as obvious as one would think when seeing an assessment. The students are not given multiple choice questions or true and false tests. The assessments that take place are mostly conducted one on one with the teacher and the students. Today I was able to actually test individual students myself on their reading levels. The teacher gave me a flip chart that consisted of lists of words. Every time you flip a page the words get harder and harder. The students had been tested earlier in the year using the chart and I was testing them again to see how much they have progressed. I tested around 5 students all on different reading levels. I started from the first page in the chart with every student. As soon as the student missed three words in a row, I stopped testing them and told them great job and that they were done. By actually being able to have the chance to assess these students on my own I was able to really see how wide of a variety there is with the reading levels in the classroom. This assessment allows the teacher to get a better grasp on where each individual student is when it comes to reading and it also helps her assign the students specific books to read that will accommodate their own personal reading level. The teacher informed me that the students will be tested a few more times over the next couple of months on these words. She informed me that this is a great way for her to see where the students each individually rank on the reading level scale, and she can also see how much they have progressed over the year. I thought this was a really neat experience because it was the first time I have been given the opportunity to assess students one on one.

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