Prompt 3

As I mentioned in earlier blogs, I tutor in a sheltered english bilingual support kindergarten classroom.  I'm only in the classroom during reading time, so I've only observed how the teacher assesses the students for this subject.  Since the focus is on letter recognition, phonemic awareness, site words, and blending (reading by sounding out), the teacher assesses the students in a one-to-one manner on a 1-5 scale (1 being lowest level and 5 is excellent).  This approach is very effective for this type of skill content because the teacher has the opportunity to really see how the student is progressing and where the student needs more attention.  Many of the students require extra support and one-on- one time with the teacher, especially the students who are still learning english, and the teacher certainly makes time for those who need it throughout the day.