Stuck on Grammar The transformative power of formative assessments Kathy Haynie, Oregon City HS...

Stuck on GrammarStuck on GrammarThe transformative power The transformative power of of formative assessmentsformative assessments

Kathy Haynie, Oregon City HSkathy.haynie@orecity.k12.or.us

What about the seniors who What about the seniors who need to pass WRITING to need to pass WRITING to graduate?graduate?

ConventionsSentence Fluency

Writing Tools at Writing Tools at OCHSOCHSGrammar DecoderWriting CBMSentence of the Day

Let’s Try It!Let’s Try It!Writing CBM(Curriculum-Based Measure)

Protocols for Writing Protocols for Writing CBMCBM

1 minute to think about prompt5 minutes to write1 minute to check for errors

Write about your FAVORITE DESSERT

Calculate CBM Data - Calculate CBM Data - StudentStudentStudents complete left side of green sheet◦Word count◦Sentence data

Calculate CBM Data - Calculate CBM Data - TeacherTeacherTeacher completesright side of green sheet◦Mark errors with Grammar Decoder

◦Tally the “small errors” and the “sentence errors”

Student Student tracks the tracks the weekly dataweekly dataStudent tracks data every week on pink sheet

Informal conversations after 2-3 weeks

Formal reflection every 6 weeks

Informal ReflectionsInformal ReflectionsWhat do you notice?What could that mean?Celebrate ________

You don’t getworse at writing!

Sentence of the DaySentence of the DayNot based on grammar worksheets!

Select sentences from the weekly CBM

Sentences come from students

Order of errors?Order of errors?Comma spliceMissing commasAwkward sentencesMixture of errors

Students say…Students say…

To improve To improve conventionsconventions and and sentence fluencysentence fluency……

Students track weekly dataUse common symbolsStudents practice correcting sentences daily

No worksheets – authentic errors made by students in your classroom