How can teachers, schools and districts use the Assessment Anchors?
The Assessment Anchors can help focus teaching and learning because they are clear and manageable – and closely aligned to the PSSA. Teachers and Administrators will be better informed about which standards will be assessed on state tests. The Assessment Anchors should be used in combination with the Assessment Handbooks that include the test blueprints and Released Tasks from the PSSA. With this degree of information, teachers can more easily embed these skills and knowledge in the larger curriculum. For example, reading for inference is a skill that all students at any level need to learn and practice. Staff can share the responsibility for teaching this skill in English, as well as other areas in the curriculum. Even elective and support staff can “adopt” an Assessment Anchor. In this way, an entire school and community can teach and reinforce these critical Reading and Mathematics standards.
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