Literacy Assessment Profiles (LAP)

a: Literacy Assessment Profiles (LAP) should include representative works of each student which have been chosen by both the student and the teacher. The LAP should also include statements describing literary experiences, current projects, completed units, logs, reports, and the child's accomplishments which demonstrate the progress the student is making in reading and language growth. Both process and product measures need to be included in the LAP. Some of these measures are informal in nature and include observations of reading skills in the classroom environment. The following types of formal and informal assessment strategies are suggested for inclusion in a LAP: anecdotal notes, observation checklists, literature questionnaires, audio/videotapes, story retellings, think-alouds, running records, miscue analysis, informal reading inventory (IRI), QARs (question-answer relationships), reciprocal teaching guides, reading profiles, and a reading attitude survey (p. 150). The purpose behind these assessments is to enable the teacher to look at both the cognitive and affective dimensions of a student's reading ability. To properly assess a student the student's interest in reading, motivation, self-esteem, and attitude toward reading all are important factors. By including multiple types of assessment in each child's LAP, the teacher is able to form a complete picture of the whole child to determine his strengths and weaknesses.

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