Memo [centered]
To: Principal, parents, and teachers
From: [Your name]
Date: [the date you completed the assessment]
Re: Writing Assessment for [pseudonym of student]
The Assessment
o What was the name and purpose of the writing assignment or task you assessed?
o What was the setting and conditions in which you administered the assignment or task? How did you administer it?
o What led up to the assignment or task? What kind of support did the student receive to complete it?
Kidwatching Summary
o What progress has the writer made over time?
o What did you learn about the writer through kidwatching?
§ Summarize what YOU think is the most important information for your audience
Findings
o What is the content of the piece?
o What kind of writing (genre) was it? What genre features and characteristics does it include?
o What illustrations or drawing are included?
§ Be specific and detailed, but don’t judge or evaluate the writing
Evaluation
o Choose an evaluation tool or rubric to evaluate the student’s writing. You can use Six Traits, MSTEP, Calkins’, or a tool from your clinical site. Explain why you chose that tool.
o Score the student’s writing using the tool or rubric. Explain/justify your scores by providing evidence from the student’s writing.
o Analyze the student’s writing in relation to the CCSS for the grade level
§ Use paragraphs with topic and concluding sentences in this section.
Strengths
o What are the student’s strengths as a writer? Explain what the writer did well and explain/justify your assessment with evidence from your evaluation/scoring.
o Triangulate your assessment of the student’s work with kidwatching results.
Areas for Improvement
o What areas would you target for improvement? Explain what the writer should work on next and explain/justify your evaluation with evidence from your evaluation/scoring
o Triangulate your assessment of the student’s work with kidwatching results.
Recommendations
o What would help this writer develop? What should the classroom teacher do to support the student’s writing development? Co-teachers? Parents?
o What do you recommend for future assessments? How effective was the evaluation tool? Did it assess the CCSS for the grade level and genre?
o Refer to (cite or link to) relevant course material to support your interpretations