Things I Do And Plan To Do…….
This
year I had a couple of students that needed accommodations. One student was
Hispanic and needed graded assessments to be read to him. I put him in the back
with me and monitored the class and monitored him while I read the questions to
him. I had another students that had a low reading level and a very hard time
focusing and would rush during tests. I put him in the back as well so he would
have very little distractions and could ask me questions about words he did not
understand. I had another students that was easily distracted as well so I made
sure he was in an area where he could focus.
Things I Do Not Do……
In
the text it talks about teaching students test taking strategies. While I was
teaching, I would prepare students for assessments. I did not focus a lot on
teaching them strategies on how to take a test well. I was teaching third grade
so I think this would be a perfect age for students to start learning helpful
tips to taking tests. I know some students can pick up strategies independently
but I personally wish someone had taught me when I was in elementary school. Some
tips that I found were teaching students to use their time wisely, double
checking answers, and making best option answers by using process of
elimination.
Things I Need To Improve……
I
want to not only work on teaching test taking strategies but to take it a step
further. I want to be able to use visual aids and show students examples
throughout my teaching to show how important it is to know tips on testing. A
veteran teacher told me once that she would purposely misspell words while she
was doing writing. The class would usually catch the words and she would
discuss how easy it is to make mistakes. So many young students think when they
write an answer down it is perfect and they do not need to check it. I want to
show students that even teachers need to double check answers or reread
questions. 
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