Lesson Explanation:
For this lesson, students participated in a discussion about fun things they like to do. They were then told to think of something they like to do for fun when they are not in school, and then to write about it. In this assessment I was looking for conventions we have been learning in mini-lessons, mainly concentrating on beginning sentences with capital letters, putting spaces between words, and ending sentences with punctuation.
For this lesson, students participated in a discussion about fun things they like to do. They were then told to think of something they like to do for fun when they are not in school, and then to write about it. In this assessment I was looking for conventions we have been learning in mini-lessons, mainly concentrating on beginning sentences with capital letters, putting spaces between words, and ending sentences with punctuation.
High Student Sample
My high student sample shows a firm grasp on the conventions I was checking for in this assessment. Overall, the spacing was pretty consistent, capital "I" was used to begin both sentences, and punctuation was also used to end both sentences. I also thought this student answered the prompt with a more out-of-the-box response than the typical kindergartner in my class. This sample also showed me areas we can continue to concentrate on in the future, such as using lowercase letters more consistently in the middle/end of words and expanding further on the topic, moving from just two sentences to a paragraph.
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Medium Student Sample
My medium student sample shows a good start to adding more details when answering the question. This student is developing a firm understanding of how to decode words and use sight words, but he didn't fall in the "high" sample category because he only showed one of the conventions I was looking for. While he did remember to add punctuation to the end of his sentences, neither started with a capital "I" and he failed to use spaces between his words. Therefore, our future writing conferences will continue to focus on using these two conventions regularly. I also plan to reteach lessons that focus on using spaces between words, as this is an area I discovered the majority of my class is struggling with.
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Needs Improvement Student Sample
My needs improvement student sample shows a lack of all three of the conventions I was looking for: spacing, capitals, and punctuation. This student is making progress, however, with being able to stay on topic when writing about the prompt and has substantially improved at identifying initial (and some final) sounds of words. I will concentrate on continuing to give her more one-on-one support and providing her with visual cues to remind her to use capitals, spaces, and punctuation.
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