Second Grade Assessments
Testing

Second Graders are assessed at the end of each unit, or after a standard skill has been taught, practiced and learned.

 Tests are given as a whole class, or one-on-on, and with teacher directives while working through each test question one at a time.  Reading comprehension test selections, are explained, but read independently by each student to attain correct level assessments.

Language Arts:

• Reading Comprehension (Weekly and quarterly)
• Spelling Test (Weekly and quarterly review)
• Skills Test (Grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure, high frequency words) (Weekly and quarterly review)
• Writing--content and structure (Weekly)

Mathematics:

• Math Skills (End of Skills Unit)--usually 1-2 per month.
• Math Facts (Weekly timed tests, and monthly one-on-one assessments)

Religion, Science Social Studies,and Health

• End of Unit Assessments, as well as visual and oral assessments throughout unit or concept being taught.

Students will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills during the 3rd Quarter of the School Year.