First-grade teacher Felicia Cumings-Smith (Blake Elementary, Louisville, Ky.) assesses a student's reading skills.
This video of reading assessment in primary was originally part of a professional development video series, "Assessing Primary Readers," produced by KET in 2003, and also in the multimedia professional development resource Literacy Strategies in Action produced in 2006 by KET in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education as part of the Reading First initiative.
This is one of two videos featuring teacher Felicia Cumings-Smith formally assessing the reading of one of her first-grade students. Formal assessment is an important part of sound instruction. The assessments allows the teacher to monitor student progress, and her records allow her to make instructional decisions to ensure the student's individual progress.
Brainstorm some ways to organize assessment records of individual students that facilitate instructional planning.
What characteristics of highly effective teaching and learning do you observe?
Kentucky Department of Education: Characteristics of Highly Effective Teaching and Learning
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