Comments on: Unique Assessments: Beyond Multiple Choice

By: Unique Assessments III: Reader’s Theater « A Learning Experience

Unique Assessments III: Reader’s Theater « A Learning Experience — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:24:10 +0000

[...] part three in a three-part series on unique assessment ideas. (Part one and part two can be found here and here.) While paper-and-pencil assessments have their place, children also need authentic, [...]

By: Dianne Ridgell

Dianne Ridgell — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:29:13 +0000

Anchor Charts are very helpful, and I need to incorporate them more with my struggling readers.
Thanks for the encouragement. They really like them to be displayed. What I have really found effective is when I make a direct, specific comment on the chart or in their folder to let them know I am “connecting ” with their thoughts and ideas. Dianne Ridgell

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:46:43 +0000

This is a great concept that I use often in my classroom! As an added bonus, we do a “poster walk” where students walk from one display to the next and leave comments (either on self stick notes or directly on the display) with additional information or encouraging words.

Great job, Elizabeth!