Are You Sure?

If you assign a student a mark you must be prepared to defend that mark. The best way to do this is to collect data, data, and more data. This data includes the information that you've collected on a student since the beginning of a learning unit (or year). Your anecdotal notes, checklists, samples of student work, exit card answers, photographs, test/quiz scores should help you make an informed decision about what a student knows and can do.

Still not sure what mark to give a student? Talk with someone. As a teacher in a school you are part of a education team. Discuss your thoughts with another teacher, the school's literacy support, or the principal.

I try to keep in mind that saying "It takes a village to raise a child."  It's so true.