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Lesson 3.5: High-Frequency Words Assessment

Focus: Learn the procedures for administering the High-Frequency Words assessment.

Prior to the Collaboration Group Meeting

1. Reflection Journal

Write in your reflection journal prior to the Collaboration Group meeting. You are to respond weekly in your journal, reflecting on your learning, observation, questions, and personal connections. Your reflections need to be at least 250 words. You may choose how to format your journal, though you may want to consider the following as you write:

    • What are some new understandings you made this week as a result of the work for this lesson and your work with your students?
    • How has this new understanding influenced your current practice?

Bring your reflection journal to the weekly Collaboration Group meeting, and prepare to share your entries.

2. Classroom Application

    • Read the purpose and instructions on how to administer the High-Frequency Words Assessment Tool No. 12 in Taking a Reading (pp. 82-85). Remember to copy an extra sheet to be used as a teacher recording form.
    • Administer this assessment to your three target students.
    • Summarize your findings, making notes about the students you assess. Include any patterns of responding that you have observed and recorded.
    • Bring summarized information to the Collaboration Group meeting for discussion, and email this information to the instructor.

During the Collaboration Group Meeting

  1. Share your reflection journal entries.
  2. Discuss some of the information you have gathered while assessing your students. Include what you think might be next steps for these learners and brainstorm to create a list.
  3. Determine the facilitator, recorder, timekeeper, date, time, and location for the next Collaboration Group meeting.

After the Collaboration Group Meeting

  1. Email your High-Frequency Words Assessment Summary to the instructor. Send your assignment(s) to the instructor as an attachment to an email message. Be sure to include your name, date, location, and title on the document. Also, include your name and lesson title in the file name, for example, moses_highfrequency_assessment.
  2. The recorder emails the notes to the instructor.
  3. The timekeeper emails the attendance to the instructor.