[NOBE-L] Reading and math assessments and virtual teaching

[Nikki Palm]

Hi there,
I have primarily used Zoom. I have also used Google Meet pretty frequently on my phone. Both are accessible, but I like Zoom best.

I am not a teacher yet, but I plan to have students raise their hand and say their name. This way, they do not lose the habit of raising their hand. At the beginning of the year I plan to stress that it is alright to call out their name in my class, but not in others. You can do this by reminding them that often times, there are different rules in each classroom.

I do not really have experience with tracking fluency as of yet. I have an idea that may or may not be good lol. Maybe you could have the reading material pre-marked so that you are aware of how many words there are at various points. To track time while the student is reading, you could use your phone, tablet, smart watch, echo, Google Home, etc. If you are worried about the screen reader of these devices being distracting, you could use headphones for some of them. You could have just one ear bud in if needed. However, the volume could be kept pretty quiet. Plus, you could pick a fun sound that the kids like for when the timer goes off.

Nikki



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> On Nov 27, 2020, at 6:49 PM, Jasmine via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have used Google Meet only twice, and it was accessible on both my
> computer with Windows 10 and JAWS 2021. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NOBE-L <nobe-l-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jackie Larrauri via
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> Subject: [NOBE-L] Reading and math assessments and virtual teaching
> 
> Hello everyone,
> I hope everyone is doing well and having as good a start to their year as
> possible.
> As some of you are probably teaching virtually, I wanted to come on here and
> ask what platforms you have been using, and whether those have been
> accessible. I have only had experience with zoom and Canvas, so would
> appreciate hearing from others who may be using Microsoft teams, Google
> Meet, Google classroom, Schoology, Seesaw, or any of the other platforms out
> there.
> I was also wondering how you all go about conducting and recording
> assessment data for things like reading and math? Specifically, how do you
> administer assessments like the Pals or DIBELs where students might have to
> read a passage while you note any errors, substitutions and the sort? Do you
> Braille all of the material ahead of time or do you use a computer and
> notetaker? How do you keep track of data? I unfortunately did not have a
> chance to practice with these as my semester was cut short last year because
> of the pandemic. How do you administer entry or mid-year math assessments?
> Last, what have you found to be the best method for calling on students or
> knowing when their hand is raised? In the past I have had students say their
> name if wanting to answer or ask a question, but I worry that this might
> interfere with other school wide expectations of raising their hand. I know
> that both behaviors serve the same function, but do not want to interfere
> with how specials teachers or teachers in future grades might do things.
> Thank you all for putting up with my endless, probably annoying questions!
> Jackie
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