The Work Sampling System

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The Work Sampling System 16/11/13 11:49 AMThe Work Sampling System is an instructional assessment that is used in preschool through third grade. Its purpose is to document and assess children s skills, knowledge, behavior, and accomplishments across a wide variety of curriculum areas on multiple occasions in order to enhance teaching and Work Sampling System consists of three complemen-tary elements:1) Developmental Guidelines2) Developmental Checklists3) Summary ReportsThe Work Sampling System calls for ongoing assessment that is summarized three times per year. By reflecting classroom goals and objectives, it helps teachers moni-tor children s continuous progress and places children s work within a broad developmental perspective.

in the Teacher’s Manual. How to Read the Guidelines The Guidelines present each specific skill, behavior, or academic accom-plishment in the form of a one-sentence performance indicator. Each indi-cator is followed by a rationale and several specific examples. The rationale provides a context that explains the meaning and importance of the

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