ADMINISTRATIVE TASK

Student Name: Alessia Canosa Date: January 26, 2016

Placement
Holy Family Elementary School, Grade 1
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Purpose: My placement teacher decided to start exposing me to
Reason for completing more methods of evaluation. As report cards are coming
the task. This could be up at the end of the month, Mrs. Lovatt was doing some
based on an observation reading assessments today and asked me if I would like to
you made, a read with some of the children in groups, while she
conversation between benchmarked. She also let me sit in on one benchmark so I
you and your site can learn the grading strategy of PM Benchmark.
supervisor, etc.
Task: Mrs. Lovatt showed me how to do a reading assessment
What are you planning in with the PM Benchmark binder, so that I could familiarize
response to your myself with the benchmarking process. PM Benchmark is
purpose? a reading assessment resource that teachers use to
- Label you task (e.g. evaluate students individual reading levels. Specific books
Bulletin board focused are leveled using a numeric system between 1-30, 30
on the importance of being the highest reading level. The child is given a book
play-based learning) and asked to read it to themselves first, then aloud to the
- What are your 3 assessor. The assessor follows along on a separate sheet
objectives for this of paper, marking how they read: a check on each word
experience? (Why are read correctly, a line above any word skipped, and if the
you creating a bulletin student says an incorrect word, the word the student uses
board on the is recorded above the mistaken word. When done, the
importance of play- student is asked 3 questions about the story and the
based learning? What assessor records the answer to evaluate the students
message are you comprehension. A percentage mark is given based on how
sending?) many errors the student had while reading (skipped or
incorrectly read words).
Describe the experience:
- List the materials and
resources you will use
- Describe the
completion of the
task, with a step by
step description
Reflection:
- What went well?
Provide examples for
how you know it went
well.
- What didnt go well?
Provide examples for
how you know it
didnt go well.
- What did you learn?
- What might you do
differently next time
you implement this
same task and why?
- Did you have to make
any adaptations or
modifications? If so,
what were they?
- What type of
experience might you
plan to extend on this
one?
Field Supervisor Feedback:
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