You will need a copy of Jennifer Serravallo's The Literacy Teacher's Playbook to complete this module.
1. To get started, read the introductory excerpt to Chapter 2 (pp. 27-30) where Serravallo shares how analyzing student data can lead to discoveries. Then, you will want to read through her discussion of writing-focused assessments including:
1. To get started, read the introductory excerpt to Chapter 2 (pp. 27-30) where Serravallo shares how analyzing student data can lead to discoveries. Then, you will want to read through her discussion of writing-focused assessments including:
- Analyzing Writing about Readings (pp. 40-46)
- Making Discoveries from Narrative Writing (pp. 71-82)
- Making Discoveries from Informational Writing (pp. 82-86)
- Making Discoveries from Opinion Writing (pp. 86-91)
Part 2: Applying the Practices
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Once you have reviewed the practice examples in the text, it's time to put it all together! For this exercise, download the following literacy assessments for Alex. Then, using the "look-fors" from Chapter 2, identify wonderings or areas that you continue to follow-up on when working with Alex in the future. Figures A.2 and A.5 correlate to the sections we studied in this module. You can also reference the other sections of the chapter to explore additional assessment documents included, particularly if you think it will help you to better understand Alex as a reader and a writer.
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