I wanted to show my tip for how I determine the sequencing skills of a student. This is usually done in the first diagnostic lesson and takes approximately 5-7 minutes.
I have a page where I grid 6 squares across and 5 squares down. In each square I write some sequences that the child may know - Colors of the rainbow, Provinces, Capitals, Great Lakes, Roman Numerals, Telling Time, Skip counting by 2s, 4s, 5s & etc. Feel free to add pictures.
Instead of just asking them questions "Do you know..?", you can have them read through each one and circle or cross out or question mark the ones they know and the ones they want to learn about. This can be a great indicator of reading level by how they sound out the words from reading the sequences. If they are having problems reading them, please don't hesitate to help them. You can also observe how they are processing their information and learn about their cues while the student looks through this chart. Are they only reading the ones they know? Are they reading from right to left?
Note: You can slip this into a page protector so this can be used for other diagnostic lessons or if not make copies for each student.
I have a page where I grid 6 squares across and 5 squares down. In each square I write some sequences that the child may know - Colors of the rainbow, Provinces, Capitals, Great Lakes, Roman Numerals, Telling Time, Skip counting by 2s, 4s, 5s & etc. Feel free to add pictures.
Instead of just asking them questions "Do you know..?", you can have them read through each one and circle or cross out or question mark the ones they know and the ones they want to learn about. This can be a great indicator of reading level by how they sound out the words from reading the sequences. If they are having problems reading them, please don't hesitate to help them. You can also observe how they are processing their information and learn about their cues while the student looks through this chart. Are they only reading the ones they know? Are they reading from right to left?
Note: You can slip this into a page protector so this can be used for other diagnostic lessons or if not make copies for each student.