Using Assessment with Lucy Calkins Reading

This is my second year using the "3rd Grade Lucy Calkins Reading Curriculum," and I absolutely love using it!  Students are so engaged in their reading and the minilessons are truly perfect for supporting reading in reader's workshop.

Assessment Struggles...
One thing I have been struggling with is how to assess my students throughout the course of the unit without overcomplicating things...

I figured out that using the sticky notes students were already writing on was a great way to quickly and accurately assess student work!

I used the different teaching points as criteria and had students copy their work or simply stick their sticky note in the appropriate box.

Brainstorming with a coworker... led to this GEM!

Here is a portion of the BLANK copy...  scroll down to the end of the post to download the entire document for 3rd Grade Bends 1 & 2.




Student Work:



How could you use this?

1. Conferencing tool - it could help to move conversation and focus on the goals of the unit.

2. Assessment tool - use this throughout the unit by allowing students to fill it out as they travel through the book club adventure!

3. Re-teaching - keep track of students that are struggling and use this to pull small groups and focus on one specific strand from the unit.


You can get it for FREE here.

-Kellie