Assessing reading skill

Assessing reading skills
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Assessment and evaluation of reading skills entails collection of information to appraise the learning process and inform on the usefulness of teaching methods. The assessment strategies adopted ought to focus on long-term learning especially through observation. Observation can facilitate the creation of benchmarks to asses the progress of primary school children. Other than observation, collection of each child’s portfolio of work shows reading ability progress over a specified period, teachers can use appropriate strategies depending on the progress of each pupil. Nonetheless, I will mostly use summative and formative assessments as the main strategies of reading evaluation.
Formative assessment
Use of formative assessment is relevant, as this will involve daily classroom activities as well as observation of the students. Use of formative evaluation provides information on whether teachers need to change their teaching styles as it is an on...