2 Questions That May Help Guide the Assessment of Student Instructional Needs Questions Assessment Strategies How does the student perform within/outside of the Systematic Observation of student classroom and in structured and unstructured Student work products activities? Teacher reports mastery of academic and social skills Anecdotal records functioning in small group/whole class activities Curriculum-based assessment peer relations and teacher/adult relations Formal/informal test result strengths/weaknesses Interview with the student and family Are there gaps in the student’s school history? Review of the school history/record Frequent changes in schools? Erratic school Family interview attendance? Is the student from a linguistically or culturally different Language assessment by assessor fluent background? in student’s primary language proficiency in oral/written tasks in English and the English proficiency assessment primary language of the home Family interview/home visit understands directions in English Interview with student primary language of casual conversation Student work products experience with different types of learning tasks Classroom observation child and parent attitude toward primary language Teacher reports student comfort with school culture Diagnostic teaching Are outside factors influencing student’s performance? Family interview/home visit family trauma/crisis Interview with student physical care Interview with others with assessment involvement of outside agencies information employment What types of effective teaching strategies are used in Systematic observation of settings in which the classroom? the student has difficulty and success clear teacher expectations Student work products opportunities for multisensory input/output Anecdotal records a of instructional materials offered Teacher reports effective behavior management Curriculum-based assessment teaching style matched to student need Formal/informal test results prompt teacher feedback Consultation with parents on effective ongoing assessment ways to learn or demonstrate learning uses assessment to guide instruction Is the curriculum broad enough to meet the needs of Systematic observation diverse learners? Teacher reports developmentally appropriate Curriculum-based assessment accommodates learner diversity Formal/informal test results experientially based Do school conditions provide the learner with needed Systematic observation of the school resources and supports? environment availability of support services Review of instructional materials up to date instructional materials Student work products availability of instructional technology
2 Questions That May Help Guide the Assessment of Student Instructional Needs Questions Assessment Strategies How does the student perform within/outside of the classroom and in structured and unstructured activities? mastery of academic and social skills functioning in small group/whole class activities peer relations and teacher/adult relations strengths/weaknesses Systematic Observation of student Student work products Teacher reports Anecdotal records Curriculum-based assessment Formal/informal test result Interview with the student and family Are there gaps in the student’s school history? Frequent changes in schools? Erratic school attendance? Review of the school history/record Family interview Is the student from a linguistically or culturally different background? proficiency in oral/written tasks in English and the primary language of the home understands directions in English primary language of casual conversation experience with different types of learning tasks child and parent attitude toward primary language student comfort with school culture Language assessment by assessor fluent in student’s primary language English proficiency assessment Family interview/home visit Interview with student Student work products Classroom observation Teacher reports Diagnostic teaching Are outside factors influencing student’s performance? family trauma/crisis physical care involvement of outside agencies employment Family interview/home visit Interview with student Interview with others with assessment information What types of effective teaching strategies are used in the classroom? clear teacher expectations opportunities for multisensory input/output a of instructional materials offered effective behavior management teaching style matched to student need prompt teacher feedback ongoing assessment uses assessment to guide instruction Systematic observation of settings in which the student has difficulty and success Student work products Anecdotal records Teacher reports Curriculum-based assessment Formal/informal test results Consultation with parents on effective ways to learn or demonstrate learning Is the curriculum broad enough to meet the needs of diverse learners? developmentally appropriate accommodates learner diversity experientially based Systematic observation Teacher reports Curriculum-based assessment Formal/informal test results Do school conditions provide the learner with needed resources and supports? availability of support services up to date instructional materials availability of instructional technology Systematic observation of the school environment Review of instructional materials Student work products
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