Planning and Assessment

One of the challenges I am finding is striking a balance between what my students need in their classes and working to help them in the areas their IEP's say they need.

I am planning this year to assess my students to get a baseline on their reading and math skills as they walk in the door. I found that being able to address difficulties with reading and support students in their classes with vocabulary, pre-reading and reading help that fouced on their class work went a long way with certain students.

My classwork at Mercy and personal reading this summer is very focused on assessment. I am also researching the idea of developing "learning compacts" with some of the history and english teachers I am working with.