5. Teachers use multiple measures to assess and document student growth, evaluate instructional effectiveness, and modify instruction.
5.1 Teachers design, select, and use a range of assessment tools and processes to measure and document student learning and growth.
* Slosson * Treasures Probe side 1 side 2 * student profile * CBM * CBM results
* NYS ELA exam
5.2 Teachers understand, analyze, interpret, and use assessment data to monitor student progress and to plan and differentiate instruction.
* teacher guide to NYS exam * student ELA classroom evaluation * benchmark assessment
5.3 Teachers communicate information about various components of the assessment system.
* student ELA classroom evaluation * Slosson
5.4 Teachers reflect upon and evaluate the effectiveness of their comprehensive assessment system to make adjustments to it and plan instruction accordingly.
* CBM graphs * benchmark assessment
5.5 Teachers prepare students to understand the format and directions of assessments used and the criteria by which the students will be evaluated.
* NYS practice exams * NYS rubric grade 5 grade 6
5.5 Teachers prepare students to understand the format and directions of assessments used and the criteria by which the students will be evaluated.
* NYS practice exams * NYS rubric grade 5 grade 6