Part I -In this video clip, a teacher demonstrates how a baseline assessment for fluency is conducted by a teacher with her second-grade reader. While the student reads a short passage, the teacher is looking for fluency, accuracy, and prosody. As you watch the short clip, think about what the teacher is assessing and how you might evaluate this student's baseline fluency.

Video Asset: Baseline Fluency Assessment

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Question 1: How does the teacher define fluency, accuracy, and prosody?

Question 2: What is the teacher's role during the assessment? How is she assessing a baseline for fluency?

Question 3: How might you identify this student's strengths and weaknesses in reading from what you can observe in this short clip?

Question 4: What good reader strategies does this second-grade student demonstrate?

Part II- In this video clip, portfolios and other self-assessment techniques are discussed. An elementary school teacher uses portfolios to review past work with her students. Student self-evaluations, such as learning logs and samples of their work, help students participate in their own learning and gain confidence. As you watch the video, evaluate the use of portfolios for reading instruction.

Video Asset: Portfolios and Self-Assessment

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Question 1: What guidelines are used for portfolio collections?

Question 2: What elements of reading instruction are being assessed as the students share and discuss the work collected in their portfolios?

Question 3: How does the use of portfolios help to integrate reading and other subjects?

Question 4: Besides portfolios, what other types of authentic assessment help to give teachers a baseline assessment to guide instruction?