Differentiation strategies and assessment for learning in primary classes. Also a brief overview of the EPRA levelled text assessment.

1. Primary Literacy and Assessment for Learning
an after-school series for school teams
Burnaby
presented by Faye Brownlie
Feb. 1, 2010

2. Learning Intentions:
•I can understand and explain to others the concept
of Assessment for Learning (AFL)
•I can identify the 6 AFL strategies
•I begin to become familiar with the Early Primary
Reading Assessment and see how it could guide my
teaching
•I can determine a next step

3. The
Six
Big
AFL
Strategies
1.
Inten(ons
2.
Criteria
3.
Descrip(ve
feedback
4.
Ques(ons
5.
Self
and
peer
assessment
6.
Ownership

4. Model
Guided practice
Independent practice
Independent
application
Pearson
&
Gallagher
(1983)

5. Joni Cunningham
Grade 2
Spul’u-kwuks
Richmond
Writing portfolio
Monthly samples
Performance Standards
Growth over time

12. K
Wri(ng
Leanne
Commons
and
Jeri
Jakovac
Maple
Ridge
Presented
by
Faye
Brownlie

13. How can we best use our resource
time together? Can we
introduce writing in a playful
way to a diverse group of K
children?

14. Students need:
• To see themselves as writers
• To have fun
• To develop a sense of sound/
symbol relationships
• To find their stories
• To work with criteria
• Teacher’s Need: What’s Next for
This Beginning Writer? – Reid,
Schultz, Peterson (Pembroke Pub)

15. K- Writing:
1
Model - pictures & print
Refer to criteria
Kids draw & write
Refer to criteria
Pearson
&
Gallagher
(1983)

37. K
to
2
©Faye
Brownlie
co-­‐created
with
Jean
Adshead
&
Gina
Rae

38. Purpose:
•
used
for
assessing
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for
informa(on”
to
inform
instruc(on
•
can
be
used
as
on-­‐going
assessment
-­‐
in-­‐between
Fall
&
Spring
-­‐
Fall
&
Spring

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GIIADE I READING

48. •
Kindergarten
reading
profile
•
Performance
Standards
for
Grade
1
&
Grade
2
•
worksheets
for
each
grade
level
to
plan
your
next
steps
for
instruc(on