Hello, thanks for logging on and reading!
I am a K-8 teacher for the Denio School. I have a wide range of students from k-12 in ability in math and reading according to MAPs Testing and STARS Testing.
What I am trying to achieve this year is being able to reach my students in reading across the curriculum, whether they are above grade level or below grade level.
I have a question that I am leaning toward, but am currently reading some literature that my change my question. The question that I am currently leaning toward is, "What is the impact of using rubrics with students for reading."
Thus far I have surveyed my students about reading with a multiple choice questionaire and an essay survey. I have gathered data for all students using the DRA, MAPs, and STARS assessment. I have created a variety of rubcrics as we have progressed through the year. There are still many, many, many more to make.
I would love to hear your thoughts and recommendations. I look forward to your responses!
Thank you,
Larry Renteria
Wow, Larry! You sound like you are on the ball with this question! Are you using teacher-created rubrics or student-created rubrics? I wonder what the impact differential would be between the effectiveness of both. How will you monitor the rubric impact? Will you use a survey asking students if the rubric helped? I know you will use the DRA, MAPS and STARS data, but have you thought about continuous monitoring of student opinion, self assessment of this tool? I think the students' voices would be a great source of on-going data!
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Larry-Have you had a chance to take a look at the CAFE book? Were there any ideas from the book that would assist you in your inquiry?
ReplyDeleteLarry, It is really hard to make a comment after reading what Holly suggests, but I had many ot the same ideas, i.e student created rubrics, how students feel about their reading progression by using journals and interviews, or maybe even exit tickets. Just some thoughts. Cherié
ReplyDeleteLarry, the CAFE book is a great resource. I loved it -- it gave me so many ideas. I like the idea of comparing student and teacher-created rubrics and of modifying rubrics with students after using them.
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