Reflection on AIP

While assessing the QRI with my student, I noticed how difficult it was for my student to recall key ideas. I thought he did a really good job reading the word lists and reading the passage, although there were a couple miscues. Recalling main ideas and details was definitely the toughest portion of the assessment for my student. I have noticed how informal assessments can be very useful in the classroom, especially when determining a child’s reading level. Informal assessments as a professional practice can assist a teacher to help their students succeed. I believe that using these types of informal assessments can also increase a student’s reading comprehension level if the student is assessed regularly. (REC 3.2, REC 3.9) I am glad I got the opportunity to assess a student using the QRI so I know what to change when I assess students of my own. In my future classroom, I would like to use words from the QRI word lists to teach my students how to read them and slowly build up onto bigger words that they will be able to read and understand. I instantly imagine a word wall in my classroom with many of the words students are supposed to know at their grade level. My RED 4519 class with Dr. Behren’s has taught me a lot about sustainable strategies that I can teach my future students to use in their everyday lives. I now know how to use informal assessments and I have learned how to interpret formal assessments also. (REC 3.3) I have learned more about the use of graphic organizers and I plan to use them on many of my lessons as a future teacher as well.