Growing Success Assessments for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Examples of Assessments, volunteered for the purpose of this assignment.

Contributing Teachers included: 

- Teacher of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Class

• Oral Language Teacher
• JK/SK Teacher
• Grade 6 Teacher

Type of Assessment	How it is used
Anecdotal notes	to remember information about what has been completed to note process: how well students are working on a project or performance, how well they implement feedback, group work, research skills. Students are able to demonstrate knowledge through ASL that may not be captured on a written test or quiz to monitor IEP specific tasks
Observation	to monitor IEP specific tasks to observe speech sounds, how students attend to teacher’s mouth movements, demonstration of students’ oral language
Checklists Teacher made Nippising District Developmental Screening	to monitor IEP specific tasks track student progress toward goals plan for instruction assess students’ developmental milestones to help understand student behavior
Dave Syndrey Learning to Listen sounds	provides information about the student’s listening performance
SPICE – Speech Perception Instructional Curriculum	assesses student’s auditory stimuli, serves as a guide to help the teacher determine where to start with the student and to create lessons
Rubrics & Achievement Charts	determine student performance measured by specified criteria
Tests and quizzes	assess students’ knowledge of concepts taught
Webquests (using Edmoto)	students respond to research questions and are assigned point values specific to each question
Written research project & Presentations (Powerpoint, posters, pamphlets, booklets, fliers, etc.)	students are usually able to choose the medium unless the medium is the focus of the assessment.  assess research skills assess aspects of the curriculum: “oral” language, critical thinking skills
KWL	assessment for learning
Performance based tasks - experiments - performances (drama)	assess student’s knowledge peer assessment self assessment
Journal reflections	self reflection, self assessment
Artwork	demonstrate expectations taught in the lesson self assessment
Portfolio	indicates progress, improvement, accomplishment identify challenges the students encounter
Question & Answer	check student comprehension monitor progress

References:

Crips, Jeri. Personal Interview.  1 March 2013.

Email. Derek Bell. Assessment Practices. Email to Lynn Clarke-Lee. 28 Feb 2013.

Email. Anita Khory. Assessment Practices. Email to Lynn Clarke-Lee. 1 March 2013.

Ugryn, Kasia. Social Studies, Science and Arts Assessment. Shared with Lynn Clarke-Lee. 1 March 2013.