SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post 6 Traits Teachers Chatboard Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Hot Now... • September 2008 Gazette • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: School wide needs assessment - writing Posted by Lori C. on 6/28/08 I'm not sure if there are formal steps that need to be taken, but if I needed to develop a needs assessment, I would start by looking your data from the previous 3 years. Look for patterns in the strengths and weaknesses of the students. Then I'd find out what writing programs/philosophies the teachers are using. Is there any kind of uniformity by grade level or within the building. I'd find out how long these teachers have been using their particular programs. I'd then do some scholar.google searches to look for action research projects that fit in with what you are trying to do/find out. I'd also look at the other schools in your district to see what kind of results they are getting in with their writing programs. Our district just decided to adopt a writing program (6+1 Traits of Writing) because there was such a hodgepodge of programs being used by teachers. Some strictly followed our adopted literature series. Others used Writing Workshop with small group activities. . .EVERYTHING was out there. I hope this helped just a little. Lori C. On 6/28/08, HELP! wrote: > For a class I am taking I need to develop a needs > assessment that I can implement in the fall at my school. > I have decided to focus on writing instruction, since that > seems to be a topic where a lot of opinions and differing > practices are currently in place at my school. > > Has anyone every done a needs assessment (for any need > really) that they might be willing to share or tell about? > I am in brand new territory here! > > Thanks! > RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one School wide needs assessment - writing, 6/28/08, by HELP!. Re: School wide needs assessment - writing, 6/28/08, by Lori C.. Re: School wide needs assessment - writing, 6/28/08, by OP.

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