Thursday, April 21, 2011
Once Again!
I have been very frustrated this week while administering MAP tests to my students. All of them have had a difficult time putting words in alphabetical order as well as determining the beginning and ending sounds of words. The alphabetical order is something that I definitely thought that they would be able to do. It is especially difficult for them to put the words in order if all the words begin with the same letter. The one positive thing that the testing has taught me is that I need to focus some of my teaching time on this topic. Sometimes, the most simple skill is overlooked. I have gleaned a lot of other important skills that need to be either taught or retaught.
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Totally agree with MAP testing..sometimes it is frustrating to watch the students rush or not answer questions on material that you know you have covered many times. One trick that has worked really well for my kids this year as far ABC order goes.. I tell them that it's like a "race" and they have to see what word wins the race. This works really well when two words start with the same letter, then they go to the next letter to see who "wins the race". For some reason, it has worked really well for my kids this year and they have learned the skill really well as first graders!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the trick! I am going to try that technique! I think the terminology of the race would be very effective with this age group.
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