Larrat_Journal+4

This assessment is based on a daily reading paper that the 3rd graders are required to fill out every day. The readings are usually based on real life stories in history, or fables. The students are given a reading each week and asked to answer questions based on the reading. This assessment is focused on understanding the reading. The assessment rubric is based on constructed response. It is on a scale of 1-5, 5 being the highest. It is similar to the report card scale, as well as the math and spelling assessments already analyzed. Achieving a score of 5 means that the student exceeded the expectations and got all the questions correct and complete while adding extensions to their answer. Achieving a 4 means the student is proficient. They answered the questions complete and correct. A 3 means approaching, and the student partially got their answers complete or correct. Getting a score of 2 or 1, means that the student is developing or beginning and attempted at responding to the questions. I think that the assessment method is a good way to evaluate the students reading comprehension because it gives a clear cut rubric to follow. Since the reading questions are assessed each week, it is a good way to see how the students are moving forward, or behind based on the number grades they are receiving. It is also a good assessment method because it follows the report card and many other ways of assessment within the classroom. The students as well as the teachers can get used to one common method of assessment.