[MOSAIC] assessment

[KerryD78 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/7/2007 6:31:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
teach2737 at yahoo.com writes:

Kerry-
Since the use of comprehension strategies can be  difficult to assess, you 
have a large task on your hands.
I work  with students identified as having reading difficulties and we work 
on the use  of strategies in class.  I use the strategy interview in the 
"Mosaic of  Thought" book.  This has given me valuable feedback about the students  
use of strategies, and has been very helpful in planning  lessons.


I agree!  This task is not cut and dry to say the least.  When  you use 
Keene's interview, do you have to give grades based on it?  If so,  how do you do 
that?  I feel like we've been asked to put a square peg in a  round hole!  I 
know Keene has small book on assessing comprehension out now  (can't remember 
the title), so one of our ideas is to incorporate her work in a  written/oral 
assessment.  I work in a middle school where each of us  teaches multiple 
classes so giving an oral assessment to each student is close  to impossible.  I was 
thinking perhaps most can take this assessment we  come up with in a written 
form and we administer an oral version to those  students whose reading 
ability wouldn't be accurately assessed through their  writing.  Hmm...or does 
everyone fall into this category?
 
Kerry



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