Course Description:

This course discusses the reading process and the factors that influence its development, the role of assessment to inform and adapt literacy instruction, the evaluation and use of formal and informal assessment tools for individual learners and groups of students, and the interpretation and communication of assessment results. A 30-hour practicum is required.

Thursday, September 15, 2011

First Post

Like all of you, I find my brain surging with new expectations and information on assessment.
Little did I know how little I knew. Ahh a college education. Some of the reading was a good refresher for me. As a substitute teacher I have been waiting for my school year to begin. I am anxious to put much of the new insight gleaned from this weeks reading into play. I eager learn more. Let's go!


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3 comments:

  1. T. BoyerSeptember 18, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    This is my 15th year of teaching. It is amazing to me how much less I know now than when I first earned my teaching degree. Scary how that works! LOL. The more I learn, the more I realize I don't know. The good news is that through networking and a wide variety of texts from those who are much smarter than I am, I am building my understanding piece by piece. Hopefully, you've managed to secure a spot to work with some kiddos for class? If not, you can always come to mine.

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  2. JoeSeptember 19, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    I agree that, "the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know." This is particularly true with regard to reading assessment. I've got a lot to learn.

    For some reason it was easier wrapping my mind around ideas and content from textbooks associated with the "issues in literacy" class than has been the early case with assessment. Or, perhaps I had more focus and time then given that it was summer. Either way, "just keep swimming..."

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  3. Abby BrunerSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    I'm just entering my 14th year of teaching and I've also been amazed with the amount of new information and knowledge I'm being exposed to. Even the information that I might have had a grasp on prior to begining my master's program, now has a whole new meaning. Reflecting back on the last 14 years in the classroom seems a bit scary! In the end, I will have a new set of tools and a more clear understanding of what and how to best meet the needs of all of my students.
    I'm looking forward to beginning the process of our case study. Because I teach two sessions of Kindergarten-I've decided to work with a former student of mine who has just entered second grade. It will be a great experience reconnecting with this student and her family. Although, from our practice session of running records in class, I have a feeling this student will be a reader that will really give me a lot of great practice with the RR.

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