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Assignment 4: Key Assessment 1

Assignment 4: Key Assessment

May 8, 2022

Central State University

ECE-4435: Observe, Document, Assess Young Children

Caitlin Morrison

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Assignment 4: Key Assessment 2

My comparison chart is for kindergartner’s and includes two assessments, one towards

the beginning of the year and one towards the end of the year. It would include the below chart

that would be filled out at each assessment to compare the development and skills that the child

has learned. It would state the date, the students' names, then the category I would be assessing

them on, in this case my example would be for math concepts. I would have shape, color, and

number recognition using cards to see if kids can tell me the correct color/shape/number on the

first attempt with no assistance. Below is an example, that would be bigger for a real classroom

size, but is smaller for this paper.

Name of Student Shapes Colors Number Recognition

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Circle N or Y Red N or Y 1 N or Y

Square N or Y Blue N or Y 2 N or Y

Rectangle N or Y Green N or Y 3 N or Y

Triangle N or Y Yellow N or Y 4 N or Y

Each chart from the assessments will be able to be compared to another, allowing parents and the

teacher to see where the student improved and where they might still need some work/practice.

Strategies for different types of learners for this assessment and these concepts are unlimited. For

visual learners I would get art involved with math, allowing students to paint shapes and follow

along with how to draw them. “For starters, visually inclined children can be taught how to

manage new math materials by illustrating their work” (Swinson, 2019). We could cut out

numbers one through ten as a class and decorate them to hang in the classroom, also allowing art

to be incorporated is one of the best ways to teach colors. For auditory learners we would

practice songs correlated with colors, shapes, and numbers. We would also watch fun,

interactive, educational videos that relate to those concepts. For tactile learners we would use

manipulatives and physical objects to work with, such as wooden blocks to learn shapes, base-

ten blocks for colors, etc. An activity that would go best with these math concepts and

incorporate group/class work would be a scavenger hunt inside or outside of the classroom where

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students are asked to find something that is yellow, or something that is circular, or three pieces

of grass/books.

For my gifted students who are able to go above and beyond the concepts, they will be given an

assignment to allow them to go more in depth into the lesson. Gifted students need activities that

go beyond the required skills to keep them engaged and interested in school. “Mathematics is an

especially difficult subject when it comes to differentiation for gifted students because the

students learn at different paces” (Oak Crest Academy, 2017). I would assign students two

specific shapes and three colors, give them one sheet of white paper, and tell them using only

those shapes as well as only those colors, they must create a drawing or picture. It may be

whatever they want, which will give the student a feeling of empowerment that they get to

decide and push them to get creative by going beyond just recognizing these shapes but using

them to create something physical. This project would be graded with the rubric below, there is a

possibility for 9 points total:

3/3 points 2/3 points 1/3 points

Student used only the 2 assigned shapes

Student used at least one of the assigned shapes

Student used none of the assigned shapes

Student used only the 3 assigned colors

Student used at least one of the assigned colors

Student used none of the assigned colors

Student created a picture with a reason behind it, demonstrating where the shapes/colors were that they used to the teacher

Student created a picture with at least some of the assigned colors and shapes, were able to demonstrate where they were and identify other shapes/colors they chose to use.

Student created a picture, but did not use shapes, and could not identify the colors/shapes in the picture.

My letter to a parent explaining scores for a struggling student and what the next steps

would be the following.

Dear Parent(s),

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Attached to this letter is the first assessment of this year for your child. I will be

doing another assessment after several months, towards the end of the year, again

assessing skills at this time. Highlighted is what your child knows and is efficient with,

these assessments are not meant to be perfect and help me, as the teacher, know what to

work on with each student. By sharing these results, I hope you can have a clear

understanding of your child’s kindergarten skills and see what areas you can work with

them on as well.

Please do know that these skills do not have to be mastered by the end of the year

and that this assessment is a great source of information for math concepts, especially for

the teacher they will have the next year. It allows all teachers to see what skills may need

more practice and which skills have been mastered. At this time, your child is struggling

with most of the math skills/concepts, although many factors can play a role in test

results. Please let me know if there is something that you know your child knows but isn’t

marked and we can go over the assessment score reasoning. By working with your child

at home, even for ten minutes after dinner each day, or playing interactive games that

involve these areas of skills, you can help with the development of their skills. This report

is only one resource of what your child knows but is helpful for me so I can gear myself

specifically towards what skills need practice. I know that your child will advance and

grow through this year, and I am so excited to watch that!

Thank you.

My letter to a parent explaining test scores for a gifted student and what the next steps would be

the following.

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Assignment 4: Key Assessment 5

Dear Parent(s),

Attached to this letter is the first assessment of this year for your child. I will be doing another

assessment after several months, towards the end of the year, again assessing skills at this time.

Highlighted is what your child knows and is efficient with, these assessments are not meant to be

perfect and help me, as the teacher, know what to work on with each student. By sharing these

results, I hope you can have a clear understanding of your child’s kindergarten skills and see

what areas you can work with them on as well.

I am pleased to share with you that your child is mastery or contains skills in almost all our math

concepts even though we are just starting our year off. With that, there are a very select few

areas that need a bit more practice, but your child is a gifted student, with exceptional skills.

Moving forward, I will be allowing them to do “instead of” activities, which if they have shown

that they mastered the skill I am currently teaching, then I will allow them to do other projects or

assignments at that time that I provide. These assignments are not meant to single your child out

but keep school interesting and challenging for your gifted child since reviewing skilled material

can become repetitive and boring. I would also recommend, depending on how the next month or

two goes, that your child is moved up to first grade math skills and can even join a first-grade

class during math time to practice and learn about new concepts/skills. I am so proud of you

child, as I am sure you are as well, and I cannot wait to see what other amazing things they

accomplish this year!

Thank you.

References

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• Oak Crest Academy. “Why Differentiation for Gifted Students Is Important – Oak Crest.” Oak

Crest Academy, 3 Jan. 2019, https://oakcrestacademy.org/why-differentiation-for-gifted-

students-is-important/?msclkid=b00c7985ce7a11ec8894c25adc502125.

• Swinson, Tiara. “Learn Math through Art – How to Teach a Visual Learner.” Online & In Person

Math, Reading Writing & Coding Tutoring Program for Kids, Math Genie, 12 July 2019,

https://www.mathgenie.com/blog/learn-math-through-art-how-to-teach-a-visual-

learner?msclkid=3dff6060ce7611ec80f1debae3172d39.

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