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Using Formative Assessment to Differentiate Middle School Literacy Instruction : Seven Practices to Maximize Learning.
Formative assessment and differentiated instruction made manageable We all recognize the countless benefits of differentiated instruction. The challenge is in its implementation. This start-to-finish guide will show you how through formative assessment and seven classroom-tested practices for maximi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
SAGE Publications,
2012.
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- USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TO DIFFERENTIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL LITERACY INSTRUCTION -FRONT COVER
- USING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT TO DIFFERENTIATE MIDDLE SCHOOL LITERACY INSTRUCTION
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF FIGURES
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
- CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED WITH FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
- An Introduction To The Formative Assessment Framework
- The Purpose Of Formative Assessment
- Three Ways To Begin Using Formative Assessment
- Preassessments Before a New Unit
- Midunit Concept Check-Ins
- Specific Skill Probes
- Self-Assessment: Determining How Much Formative Assessment You Already Use In Your Classroom
- Steps To Establishing A Classroom Culture That Supports Formative Assessment Practices
- Establish a Climate of Respect
- Cultivate Self-Directed Learning
- CHAPTER 2: STANDARDS, FEEDBACK, AND ASSESSMENT OPTIONS
- How To Specify And Convey Standards
- Recommendations For Feedback on Mastery of Standards
- Feedback on More Than Accuracy
- Feedback to Foster Self-Direction
- Suggestions And Models For Designing, Introducing, And Scoring Standards-Based Formative Assessments
- Preassessment Options
- Tips for Preassessments
- Continuous Formative Assessment
- CHAPTER 3: WHAT IS DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION?
- Differentiating Lessons by Student Characteristics
- Differentiating Lessons by Readiness
- Differentiating Lessons by Interests
- Differentiating Lessons by Instructional Characteristics
- Differentiating Lessons by Content
- Differentiating Lessons by Processes
- Differentiating Lessons by Products
- CHAPTER 4: HOW DO I DIFFERENTIATE LESSONS?
- Format For Differentiated Lessons
- Identifying Standards
- Using Data from Preassessments
- Teaching Whole-Class Lessons
- Creating Tiered Lessons
- Analysis of a Differentiated Lesson.
- Six Strategies For Tiering Activities
- Making Small Adjustments
- Challenging All Learners
- Minimizing Task Differences
- Crafting Sophisticated Questions
- Increasing Goals
- Setting Appropriate Group Work
- CHAPTER 5: TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
- Planning Lessons and Units
- Prioritize Your Time (Begin Small!)
- Use a Unit and Lesson Planning Checklist
- Cut Scoring Time by Designing Feedback Systems
- Using Rubrics as Self-Feedback or Peer Feedback Tools
- Have Students Write Clear, Specific, and Focused Reflections
- Managing Students Who Are Working On Different Tasks
- Manage Flexible Group Time
- Post Directions and Guidelines to Minimize Questions
- Provide for Additional Independent Work
- Assigning Homework
- Vary the Amount of Time Spent
- Vary the Level of Difficulty
- Plan Homework in Larger Chunks
- Support Students Who Do Not Turn in Homework
- Grading
- CHAPTER 6: SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO ARE LOW ACHIEVING
- Foundational Reading Skills (Decoding and Fluency)
- Decoding and Fluency Standards
- Decoding and Fluency Accommodations and Interventions
- Decoding Automaticity Assessments
- Reading Comprehension Skills (Recall Of Basic Facts, Main Idea, and Vocabulary)
- Reading Comprehension Standards
- Reading Comprehension Interventions
- Reading Comprehension Assessments
- Vocabulary Standards
- Vocabulary Supports
- Vocabulary Assessments
- Writing Skills (Organization and Sentence Variety)
- Writing Standards
- Writing Interventions
- Writing Assessments
- CHAPTER 7: CHALLENGING STUDENTS WHO ARE GIFTED OR HIGH ACHIEVING
- Typical Classroom Behaviors Of Gifted Or High-Achieving Students
- Best Instructional Practices For Using Formative Assessment To Differentiate Lessons For Gifted or Higher-Achieving Students
- Exemptions
- Curriculum Compacting
- Higher-Order Thinking Activities.
- Independent Study
- Cluster Grouping
- The Importance Of Challenge
- Strategies To Avoid
- To Wrap Up
- REFERENCES
- INDEX.