Literacy+assessment

Literacy assessment can be conducted by listening to children read and asking questions about their understanding of the texts they are reading. Writing can be assessed by looking at certain features of the childs' writing and maintaining running records of the level of the childs' ability. Reading can be assessed by: This record of reading behaviour will be used to determine the level of ability according the percentage of errors made during the assessment. "There are three main elements to look for when assessing the very beginnings of writing. .Written language, ideas and text conventions." (Hill, 2006, p.289) Assessment of written language looks at spelling, punctuation, letter formation and overall the structure of the written text for example spacing between words and paragraph structure. Assessment of ideas looks at the ability to convey messages and ideas effectively and to produce and develop their own ideas. Text conventions is the structure of the text for example spelling, spacing,capitalisation, revising, editing and checking for flow ie.self correcting their own work.
 * "Selecting a book at the childs' learning level that the child has not yet read
 * Asking the child to read the book
 * Carefully marking the childs' correct responses and miscues on a transcript of the same text" (Hill, 2006 p.159)



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