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It is an important part of a practitioner’s job to observe and assess children in order to establish where a child is at with regards to their development, health and well being and if they require extra support. The factors that need to be taken into account when assessing development are:

* Observe and record certain elements of the pupil’s academic work therefore taking some pressure off the teacher having to complete all observations themselves.

It is important to ensure that we meet the need of the students on every level. One effective way to do this is to observe, assess, and record children’s efforts and progress. In this way, an educator can prepare to help a child’s progression in the class. Being able to track and refer to the progress of a child helps to ensure greater levels of success. In the end, our program is only as successful as the children in our care. Record keeping can identify areas that need improvement, and allows us to teach to their strong points.

The teacher will continuously carry out assessments and reviews taking into consideration the surroundings, the schedule, themselves and their learners in order that aims and objectives are met and

The assessments have been done during and after the lesson in a variety of ways; verbal response, written response, pair and group work, and making posters as a visual outcome.

A child will be assessed by an educational psychologist if there are concerns about their intellectual, communication and behavioural development. Assessments can be arranged by the SENCO or independently. The aim of the assessments is to find out why the child is not progressing and what support is needed in order for them to progress. Specific learning difficulties are often identified in this way such as Dyslexia, AHAD, Dyspraxia. Support and targets for the child are then set to help them achieve. The outcome of the assessments may involve the child referred to other professionals e.g. occupational therapist, optometrist, speech and language therapist, psychiatrist. The psychologist will advise the school on how to promote development for example, keeping verbal instructions simple. Keep stories and group activities short to match attention span.

It is important to observe the child carefully, closely and to listen to them in different situations to ensure that the teacher is clear about what their needs are, their strengths and difficulties. It is important to observe the

Giving children regular feedback help them understand what they need to work on. Also, the self assessment process helps children recognise difficulties and focus on what

In fact, people with disabilities possess certain qualities that allow them to experience and perform at a different level than non-disabled people bringing their experience and focus to key aspects of a task. For example, a person with a disability senses things differently then we normally would, allowing them to respond differently. The person with a disability will be compensated for his/her lack of greater abilities and strength in other areas, abilities that are sometimes beyond the ordinary. Individuals with disabilities are able to bring work ethic skills to complete an assignment allowing them to make a contribution

In my initial thought for this question I had the right idea that Ms. Begay should use assessment. Ms. Begay should first administer testing to see where the student’s weaknesses are. She should then develop curriculum based measurement to regularly check the students’ progress. She can also then use progress monitoring to help find students who may be falling behind, set goals for instruction, and make sure her instruction is effective. In order to effectively use progress monitoring she would have to use the six steps: Create and select tests, give and grade the tests, graph the results, set goals for the student, evaluate her instruction, and then communicate to those involved in the child’s education like parents or those part of

Communication plays a huge factor in observations. I think this is achieved through pre-conferencing and post-conferencing. This ensures less confusion about what is to be expected during the day of observation from the teacher and the person observing. Also, the people being observed should be familiar with the observation instrument. Not knowing how you will be scored is almost like taking an assessment without studying or

Following the informal observation, the principal then plans a formal planned observation of the teacher. Providing the teacher ability to decide on the course and lesson that is observed is significant in reducing the anxiety of the teacher. Prior to the observation, the principal and the teacher meet to discuss the upcoming lesson and review the

- Classroom assessments are the most common method of measuring the student’s progress over time. Also many graphs and other charts can be used to show the progress or decline to see what areas need to be

First, we will define what the process of observation and assessment is and how to teach it. of course all tests are done on a daily basis as part of the instructional process. First, observing the children’s behavior and development is the most important and frequently used assessment. Next, based off of what the teacher has observed this could further observations and lead to curriculum and

During the observation (NOTE: the purpose of this is not to be critical of the student or teacher, but simply to observe and reflect):