[MOSAIC] no grade practice

[Darcy Bardwell]

Gina, I use grades from comprehension quizzes; guided reading grades - use of strategies; reading response - how well they show and prove their thinking(both written and verbal); products - book reports(very few); grades from SS or science projects that required research reading to complete, and such; SRA - the completion of an expected number of cards and showing growth during the marking period, AR - percent of point goal met and accuracy score; and their reading level expressed as an percent based on where the average 5th grader should be and then where they are; and finally effort.  After reading here I am removing effort from my grades.  I think a students actual reading level in comparison to where they are suppose to be is one important factor.  I don't totally like how I do grades but this is the most comfortable I have been.  My decisions in many of those categoeies are subjective but pretty even across the board.  I would like to develop some sort of rubric that encompasses this and spells out strategy use better.  I am not really sure what "proficient"(or level 3 in NC) would actually encompass.  That is my goal for this year and next.
Darcy



> From: gina_nunley at hotmail.com> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:57:10 +0000> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] no grade practice> > Hi Darcy....As you can probably tell I am very into this grade discussion.  > What DO you give grades for?  Thanks, Gina> > > > _______________________________________________> Mosaic mailing list> Mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.> > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >