Three teachers decided to hold an essay contest for their students. Each of the teachers read all of the essays. Even though the teachers used the same scoring guide, they did not agree on the winner.This illustrates an issue with which of the following:

Ms. Gutierrez dictated a list of 25 words to her students. Then she examined the specific features of the students’ written words, noting that many of her students could spell variant long vowel words but had trouble with inflected endings.What assessment is Ms. Gutierrez using?

Throughout the week while children were engaged in activities related to literacy learning, Ms. Foster recorded observations on sticky notes regarding the behaviors of the children. She transferred the sticky notes to individual children’s notebooks and will share the observations with parents during fall conferences.Ms. Foster has conducted which type of assessment:

Mr. Marquis is evaluating Henry’s ability to segment a word into syllable parts. Mr. Marquis is determining Henry’s _____________?

Casey, a 5th-grade student, has difficulty with reading comprehension when reading complex texts. When he reads aloud, it is slow and labored, but accurate. What actions might the teacher take to improve Casey’s understanding of the text?

Every other week, 2nd-grade teacher Ms. Bankleman administers a one-minute oral reading fluency assessment with her Tier 2 and 3 readers. She tracks their scores, helps them chart their scores so they can see their progress, and utilizes the results to inform her intervention planning.What type of assessment is Ms. Bankleman using?

Mr. Alvarez is teaching his second-grade class about a particular type of word. He uses words such as cupcake, snowman, pancake, and bluebird. What is Mr. Alvarez’ instructional focus?

In which row do all the words include the /ĕ/ sound?

Identify the word with the same initial phoneme as the initial phoneme in the word “out”:

Mr. Nobel helped his fourth-grade students write an original play about a group of children who traveled together by wagon train over the Oregon Trail. After writing the play, students practiced reading their lines alouD. Mr. Nobel had written longer pieces of narration that they also practiced reading with partners. Mr. Nobel coached his students how to read with expression, but they didn’t have to memorize the script. After a week of practice, they performed their Reader’s Theatre for the other fourth grade classes and their parents. Students made paper hats and name tags, but didn’t use any other props. What was Mr. Nobel’s main instructional focus?