Authentic Assessment for Intervention

Abstract

This article presents a procedure found effective for including students with special needs in daily instructional activities within a general classroom. Practices, based on authentic assessment and subsequent individual intervention decisions, resulted in full participation of students with special needs in daily classroom instruction. Individualized instruction by incorporating student choice of materials, feedback from teacher-designed rubrics, and application of student-constructed reading logs offers students with disabilities the opportunity to maintain growth and appropriate development in general education classrooms.

Creating Instructional Rubrics for Inclusive Classrooms

“…Many examples of WebQuests are available online (www.coe.west.asu.edu) and many use rubrics as an evaluation tool. strengths and needs, which can aid them in assessing and directing their learning (Stanford & Siders, 2001). …”

Enhancing the Language Literacy Skills of Children with Specific Learning Difficulties; A Review on the Use of Technology and the Application of Innovative Teaching Methods

“…Planning, which is the initial writing phase of a text, increases the pupil's ability to perform mental work and contributes to the student's best performance when she reaches the writing stage. Moreover, the use of the Internet promotes the creation of a social reference framework for students with Learning Difficulties (Stanford & Siders, 2001). Internet-based videos enable connectivity, efficiency, interactivity and flexibility in teaching, by involving teachers and learners in activities that encourage the cultivation of communication skills and the presentation of ideas and information aiming to meet a variety of needs.…”