INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE



INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF WRITTEN LANGUAGE

Assess the length of compositions

1. For intra-individual comparison, base on 3 written language samples.

2. For curriculum-based norms, establish a class or grade average:

count total words in a writing sample for every member of a class or grade

calculate the mean

calculate the standard deviation

Using this information, determine a student’s standing compared to the school norm.

Assess text structure on narrative prose based on 8 criteria:

1. Introduction of main character

2. Description of locale

3. Information about the time of the story

4. A starter event or something that precipitates the action

5. The goal formulated by the main character in reaction to the starter event

6. A planned action in an effort to achieve the goal

7. The ending result

8. A final reaction of the main character to the outcome

Assess text structure on expository prose based on 4 criteria:

1. Introductory paragraph

2. Each paragraph has a main idea and supporting details

3. Paragraphs are organized in a cohesive manner

4. Concluding paragraph

Assess percentage of correct uses compared to total opportunities

(This is suitable only for short writing samples)

1. Words spelled correctly/total words

2. Dolch words spelled correctly/total Dolch words used

3. Capital letters at the beginning of sentence/total opportunities

4. Capital letters on proper nouns/total opportunities

5. Total capital letters/total opportunities

6. End marks/total opportunities

Assess number of sentences beginning with “and” or number of “run-on” sentences.

Assess selected skills using checklist.

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