Re: Giving Grades in Guided Reading??
I have seen several things that work:
1. As part of guided reading (GR), ask students to complete a
writing connection related to the purpose for the day. Each
assignment is a quick grade--somewhere between 2 and 5
points. The grade is NOT a writing grade, but a quick check,
does the student understand the concepts being taught or
reviewed. For example: After working on character
development, students must write up three places the author
develops the character. They must write where they found it
and how it changed their view of the character. This could be
worth 3 points. The points are only related to the content.
2. A checklist of standards is kept for each student. The
percentage of standards met is used to calculate a grade.
3. A checklist of center activities/stations/independent work
is used. As students complete work in a quality manner, they
receive points which are calculated into their grade.
I hope this helps.
~jen