Creating Individual Educational Portfolios in Written Language

Knowing What to Teach: Using Authentic Assessment to Improve Classroom Instruction

“…Examples of student performance authentication resources, including effective teaching components, concept maps, webs, and mnemonic ideas, are discussed. As Jochum, Curran, and Reetz (1998) clearly state, assessment must become a tool in the hands of the special educator. The tool should be used to establish a baseline of student abilities and then measure areas for further student writing skills.…”