I agree with
Vygotsky’s views on the Emergent Literacy PowerPoint. I too think learning
takes place in a social context and language comes from the need to
communicate. Also, the cultural, social,
and family aspects of a child’s life support their learning to read, speak, and
write. This is why parent and teacher interaction and support are necessary to
best help students, because students are constantly learning even when they aren’t
in school. I also found the breakdown of emergent readers and early reading helpful
since I work in first grade where the students fall into the five to seven
years old range. While teaching children in this age range I get to see a great
deal of growth, in most cases, with each child’s reading and writing abilities.
I am most familiar with using rubrics
as a way to assess writing, and like the Assessment PowerPoint discussed I’ve
had students participate in the construction of a rubric to help them have a
better understanding of what I expect in their writing. I also like to keep
writing samples or journals throughout the year so that I can gauge the student’s
progress. The students also really enjoy
looking back at their previous writing and seeing how far they have come as a
writer. I agree that observing students during their reading, writing and speaking
are great ways to assess many different areas of learning. Checklists are a
great tool to use to keep track of the observations.
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