8. Review and Assessment

Effective SIOP teachers use assessment findings to plan their lessons according to students' needs and strengths, review students' progress toward meeting content and language objectives throughout each lesson, and evaluate how effectively their lessons have been delivered. Such evaluations include formative and summative assessments.

Feature 30: Assessment of Student Comprehension and Learning of All Lesson Objectives Throughout the Lesson

• Beginning of the Lesson - Lesson begins with an activity to activate students' prior knowledge and experience; provides the teacher an opportunity to build background

• During the Lesson - During the lesson, the teacher give students an informal assessment to see who may need more review or reteaching.

• End of the Lesson - At the end of the lesson, teachers assess which students have met the content and language objectives. This final review is critically important as it provides you with information to guide the planning of your next lesson.

Ideas for Assessment of Student Comprehension and Learning of All Lesson Objectives Throughout the Lesson Include

• Word study books

• Vocabulary journals

• Non-print review

• Games

• Rubrics

• Group Response Techniques

  • Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down

  • Number Wheels

  • Response Boards

  • Numbers 3,2,1, for Self-Assessment