Speaking Fast & Slow

This is the link to the recording of the Speaking Fast and Slow: Assessing Speaking in the Primary Classroom webinar to refer back to.

Here is a link to the slideshow used during the webinar to refer back to.

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This video from the British Council reviews the importance of assessing speaking competencies as well as different structures for creating assessable moments.


This academic article from Carol Rodgers is a favorite of ours at I4CL, and explores how what teachers see and observe in their students can guide the reflection process that guides teaching forward.

This video from Teachings in Education helps us consider how the structure of rubrics adds fairness when assessing speaking so that students receive subjective feedback that feels fair.

This whole class checklist is from Andrea Soto, a MEP teacher tracking her students' acheivement level for a given task.

This whole class checklist is from Magaly Carvajal, a MEP teacher tracking her students' acheivement level for multiple indicators.

This whole class checklist is from a MEP teacher tracking her students' achievement level for multiple indicators across a whole unit.

In this article, experts from Pearson assessment compile some foundational definitions and guiding insights into different categories of assessment.

This short animated video from the British Council explores how assessing young learners differs from assessing older learners.

This article from the US National Association for the Education of Young Children explores both what IS and ISN’T formative assessment to help guide us to make sure that the information gathered through our student observation helps inform future decisions about teaching and learning.

Watch teacher Samantha Kirch demonstrate in-classroom skills for assessment tools that work with English Language Learners in her classroom.

This article from the US National Association for the Education of Young Children explores both what IS and ISN’T formative assessment to help guide us to make sure that the information gathered through our student observation helps inform future decisions about teaching and learning.

In this video, former teacher and principal Beth White explores how to assess learning in a way that doesn’t take time out of the class but uses existing activities as observable moments.

Game-Based Assessment

This video explores how gamified assessment creates an engaging formative space in which students are highly motivated and engaged with assessment.