My CT put students into reading groups for independent reading time. Everyday each group is doing something different such as going to the media center, small group with the teacher or independently reading at their desk. I asked him how the groups were chosen and he told me that he looked at their Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) scores. To pass fourth grade all students must be at a level 50 but some students were already reading past a level 60 which is where they need to be at the end of fifth grade. My CT told me that the students who are above a 60 do not need to be retested at the end of the year. He used these results to separate the students into groups. If the groups were looking too big with the DRA results then he turned to the Florida assessments for instruction in reading (FAIR) test to help him decide which group the student should be in.
My last blog I asked the question about the teacher giving students time in class to get homework done. After observing more, I found out that he does give them plenty of time. When they are done with an assignment or at the end of the day they are given time to get their homework done. I think this is great because some students do not have the help at home to do it. There is one student who often does not have his homework done. I heard the teacher tell him today that maybe he should take his science homework to lunch and finish it so he did not get a mark on his behavior card. I was so proud of the student because he finished his homework and turned it in on time. I believe the teacher is very fair in the amount of time he gives his students to finish homework in class.
My last blog I asked the question about the teacher giving students time in class to get homework done. After observing more, I found out that he does give them plenty of time. When they are done with an assignment or at the end of the day they are given time to get their homework done. I think this is great because some students do not have the help at home to do it. There is one student who often does not have his homework done. I heard the teacher tell him today that maybe he should take his science homework to lunch and finish it so he did not get a mark on his behavior card. I was so proud of the student because he finished his homework and turned it in on time. I believe the teacher is very fair in the amount of time he gives his students to finish homework in class.