1. Ms. Gwendolyn and the Big Book

2. Ms. Gwendolyn At the beginning of the school year Ms. Gwendolyn wants to know which children can recognize the letters of the alphabet. She asks children to identify letters in a Big Book while reading and records the following:

3. Ms. Gwendolyn’s Chart DateChildLetters September 2DavidD September 3SusanS September 4AlexA, X September 8NoraN September 10HayleyH,Y September 12MollieM September 13JaredJ September 15WillW

4. Reflecting on the Documentation What are the advantages of using a checklist such as this? What is missing from the checklist? What are some other ways to record this information? What are the advantages of using a checklist such as this? What is missing from the checklist? What are some other ways to record this information?

5. Alternative Record Keeping – What information is missing? David A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Susan A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Will A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Xavier A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Underlined = Recognized; Circled = Named David A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Susan A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Will A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Xavier A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Underlined = Recognized; Circled = Named

6. Alternative Checklist – Letters Correctly Named ABCDEFGHIJ Alex 9/4 David 9/2 Hayley 9/10 Jared 9/13 Mollie Nora 10/2 Susan Will 10/3

7. Interpreting the Observation Hypothesis Building Connecting to the Child Outcomes Framework Hypothesis Building Connecting to the Child Outcomes Framework

8. Next Steps Large Group Instruction Individualized Instruction Planning for Assessment Large Group Instruction Individualized Instruction Planning for Assessment