Joan Moser holds a data card. Images are blurred to protect student identities.
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Data Cards: Assessment Profiles
at a Glance (VIDEO)
"Data Cards" are ingeniously designed to allow an entire grade-level team to look at the reading levels of all students in the grade. In this four-minute video, "The Sisters" (Gail Boushey and Joan Moser) explain how they work.
Column headings on a three-fold laminated chart denote reading levels. Each teacher has a different color of clear sticky tape that is used to label and place their students on the chart. A blue arrow marks the general spot where children should be at that moment in the grade (moving forward with the calendar throughout the year). Colored dots are placed next to students who receive services - each color a key to a different intervention.
What's the purpose of data cards, given that teachers and administrators already have detailed profiles on each child from various assessments? The data cards allow everyone to see at a glance patterns of students who are above or below grade level. Students who are receiving services and may no longer need as much support pop out for discussion, too.
Gail and Joan explain the design of the data cards in the following video. You can click the play button to begin their presentation:
The Sisters will be leading Choice Literacy Workshops this summer on CAFE Assessment in Maine, Oregon, Ohio, and Texas. Click here for more details.
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