A Discussion of Intervention and Assessment

Every child deserves a quality education. Innovative methods of instruction should happen in every classroom throughout a school building. Each child is unique and possesses strengths and or weaknesses that, with proper interventions, can aid in their personal growth.

In preparing our children for the future, teachers look at needs based on assessments. There are two types of assessments used in determining gains a student is making in the content area: formative (occurs during the leaning cycle) and summative (occurs at the end of the learning cycle). Based on data collected through these assessments, plans are made to apply a targeted intervention based upon the identified need.

If a child is in need of acceleration, interventions are applied to pace the curriculum at the appropriate level for mastery. Should a deficit be noted, interventions are developed to move the student toward content mastery.

Attached is an article, written by John Tackett, detailing the methods of assessment and the importance interventions play in day to day instruction.

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