Rdg 416 Wk 4 Field Experience Informal Assessment And Reflection

As an educator, you will discover that students’ reading abilities vary widely. There are many early reading assessment tools that you can use to assess students’ reading skills and levels. This assignment will give you the opportunity to exhibit your reading assessment skills. Complete Parts 1–3 below. Part 1: Formal Observation Observe a kindergarten, first-, second-, or third-grade student engaged in reading a self-selected text. As you observe, determine the students’ approximate reading level, and note any difficulties the student has while reading. Part 2: Assessment Selection and Administration Choose 2 assessments from the Types of Informal Classroom-Based Assessment resource from Reading Rockets to administer to your student. • Consider the student’s grade level, reading level, and any current reading struggles as you choose the assessments. • The 2 assessments you choose should address 2 different reading domains (i.e., phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, or comprehension). Administer the 2 assessments to your student. This can be done during one or more testing sessions, depending on your student’s specific needs and the assessments you select. Note: If you are currently working with a classroom teacher to fulfill field experience hours, you may administer reading assessments recommended by the teacher instead of choosing assessments from the Types of Informal Classroom-Based Assessment resource. Update your field experience hours in My Time Log (link at the top of the course). Part 3: Reflection Prepare a 350- to 700-word reflection discussing your formal observation and assessment administration experience. Your reflection should include answers to the following questions: • What did you learn about your student during the formal observation as they read a self-selected text? How did this information help you choose appropriate assessments to administer to the student? • What did you learn about the student’s reading skills from each assessment that you administered? What overall conclusions can you draw about the student as a reader based on your formal observation and the assessments you administered? • What would you do differently the next time you administer these assessments or similar assessments to a student? Why? • If you were to administer an additional reading assessment to the student, which one would you choose? Why? Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment, including your reflection paper and scanned copies of the assessments administered to your student (including teacher and student copies).