This assessment focuses on capitalization. It is important to begin every sentence with a capital letter, capitalize pronouns and so much more! This assessment will help students practice sighting when certain words should be capitalize and when it should not be. This helps those who are reading the student's writing, it will be easier for them to understand what is being written.
Capitalization Worksheet. (n.d.). Retrieved April 03, 2018, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Capitalization-Worksheet-852680
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It is an informal assessment.
The target age range is 1st-4th grade.
The assessment measures the student's ability to capitalize certain words while writing.
The 10-15 minutes may be required for the assessment.
Grammar is also important when forming sentences. When you are reading, you have to sight the words that are nouns or verbs. This worksheet helps students find the nouns in each sentence and while they are doing this they are also practicing their writing abilities. The Teacher's Guide-Free Worksheets, SMARTboard templates, and lesson plans for teachers. (n.d.). Retrieved April 03, 2018, from http://www.theteachersguide.com/wondersunittwoweekone.htm
The assessment was found on a website called The Teachers Guide.
This assessment can be used informally or formally.
The target age range is 6-8 years old.
The assessment measures the student's ability to practice proper grammar while writing.
The length of time required for the assessment may take 10-15 minutes.
There are different parts in content. One of the most important parts of it consists of vocabulary. Understanding vocabulary and knowing the meaning of the word can help readers comprehend what they are reading and therefore use it in their writings as well. It is essential to know different words and their meanings to take away what the story is about.
Moldenhauer, L. (1970, January 01). Vocabulary Four Squares. Retrieved April 03, 2018, from https://littlepriorities.blogspot.com/2011/05/vocabulary-four-squares.html
The assessment was found on a blog post called Little Priorities.
The type of assessment is informal.
The target age range is 7-9 years old.
The assessment measures student's ability to define a word, use it in a sentence, find synonyms of the word, and draw a picture.
The length of time required for this assessment would be 15-20 minutes.
With technology becoming so prominent in society today, it is easy to just type a word into google and find the meaning of the word. Having a dictionary in your hands is not the same with using technology. It may be a slower process but it is still important to know how to work a dictionary incase the internet is out or if you only had access to textbooks. This assessment helps the students utilize the dictionary and learn the in and outs of it to help them learn new words and to include them in their writing. Lynette, R. (n.d.). Teaching Resources & Lesson Plans. Retrieved April 04, 2018, from https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/
The assessment was found on Teachers Pay Teachers.
The type of assessment can be formal or informal.
The target age range is 7-9 years old.
The assessment measures student's ability to use a dictionary to define a word, use it in a sentence, and/or find synonyms of the word.
The length of time required for this assessment would be 15-20 minutes.