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Evaluating Content Area Literacy Materials and Assessments Information Sheet
Title:40 Activities and Ideas to Set up Literacy Groups in 2020
Author:Holly (Teach Starter)
Description:This article is posted on www.teachstarter.com. The idea of this article is to share
with the readers activities that help students with varying levels of literacy. Not only does it
share activities, but it also suggests that students be separated into groups based on their literacy
level. The article describes various methods to make sure that each student knows where they
have been placed and the assignments they are doing.
Strategy: As stated in the description, a strategy used is setting up “Literacy Groups”. This puts
students with other students who are on the same literacy level allowing them to work better with
one another.
, Activity: An activity that was utilized and listed within the article was the use of “Writing
Stations” As stated, this activity at times would utilize a free writing concept where the students
would be allowed to write about whatever they wanted. Now on some days there would be free
writing based on the text being read within the class. This provides variety in the way of writing
and structure which is needed when developing literacy throughout all grade levels.
Formative Assessment: The worksheetshown belowcould bee seen as a formative assessment as
provided by the article. The idea if sentence structure gives the idea of where the student is at
when it comes to reading and writing which helps the teacher.
Evaluating Content Area Literacy Materials and Assessments Information Sheet
Title:40 Activities and Ideas to Set up Literacy Groups in 2020
Author:Holly (Teach Starter)
Description:This article is posted on www.teachstarter.com. The idea of this article is to share
with the readers activities that help students with varying levels of literacy. Not only does it
share activities, but it also suggests that students be separated into groups based on their literacy
level. The article describes various methods to make sure that each student knows where they
have been placed and the assignments they are doing.
Strategy: As stated in the description, a strategy used is setting up “Literacy Groups”. This puts
students with other students who are on the same literacy level allowing them to work better with
one another.
, Activity: An activity that was utilized and listed within the article was the use of “Writing
Stations” As stated, this activity at times would utilize a free writing concept where the students
would be allowed to write about whatever they wanted. Now on some days there would be free
writing based on the text being read within the class. This provides variety in the way of writing
and structure which is needed when developing literacy throughout all grade levels.
Formative Assessment: The worksheetshown belowcould bee seen as a formative assessment as
provided by the article. The idea if sentence structure gives the idea of where the student is at
when it comes to reading and writing which helps the teacher.
