How 3 Things Will Change The Way You Organize Materials In The Classroom
Marie Allen D. Rivera
Make your informal diagnostic test so that you can test your learners to see what they know and remember. You can use this test again at the end of the quarter lessons to see what the child has learned. The informal test is also nice to have on hand for new learners. For example, the test includes saying the alphabet, recognition of capital and lower case letters presented in random order, identifying the eight basic shapes and colors, reading the color words, printing and spelling their first and last name, printing the alphabet, reciting the days and months, counting practice, and number recognition skills. Word list from the basal reader can be given to students at sight words recognition to help find the best place to begin that child. Pretest and post-test results can be given at the annual review. This helps to show what the child has learned during the year.
Using several file folders and a color coding system will help to keep student's cumulative files in proper order. By sectioning folders labeled health records, assessment, student interview, academic achievement, parent permission slips, and copies of any letters sent home, it won't be necessary to shuffle through a stack of papers. Instead you can open the appropriate file and find the necessary information. Rubber cementing a sheet to the front of the folder with important and frequently used information is also a time saver. Include the student's name, address, phone number, parent’s names, places of employment and work phone numbers, who should be contacted in the event of an emergency. Note this information in pencil so that it can be easily changed as necessary.
In an elementary education class teacher frequently work with a variety of groups and individual students. To prevent students from having too much unstructured time. The use of a daily test folder helps keep students gainfully occupied during the early morning routine. Students have a set of daily tests that are kept at their desks. They must pass each test from memory two days in a row without any spelling errors. These tests cover to master a battery of basic knowledge that all students need to master.
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The author is Teacher III at Tarlac West Central Elementary School