Assessments
Letter & Letter Sounds Assessments
To monitor my students’ progress, I conducted quarterly assessments on each students acquisition of their letters and letter sounds. I would conduct these more frequently with students who needed more intervention.
iReady
As a kindergarten teacher at OLMCA, I used iReady weekly to help assess my students’ progresses in math and reading. Three times a year, I administered the diagnostic assessment, which gave me a basic idea of each student’s knowledge in both subjects.
Weekly, I would monitor their growth on the app/website and apply that knowledge to my lessons. I would also use the data to create interventions, if necessary.
I met with staff to discuss the school’s overall growth and potential areas of improvement.
Finally, I used data results as a way to show parents and other professionals a student’s prgress. This, along with other assessments, helped create a picture a specific student was at academically.
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
As a kindergarten teacher at OLMCA, I used the DRA assessment in January to evaluate my students’ baseline reading level. I then reassessed students progress as needed throughout the spring.
Everyday Math Assessments
3 times a year, I conduced math assessments provided by the Everyday Math curriculum. This helped me create and differentiate lessons for my students based on their needs and gaps of understanding.