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  Case: Too Many Assessments
As an Early Intervention Program teacher I support the classroom teachers' instruction in math. Many of the classroom teachers are requiring our EIP math students to complete a weekly quiz that is very challenging. The EIP students regularly fail the quiz, but the teachers continue to administer it and not change their instruction based on the previous results. What is the best way to address the issue so that the EIP students are effectively using their time to strengthen their skills instead of just getting a failing grade each week?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I was an Early Literacy Interventionist a few years ago and experienced a situation quite similar to this. I ended up going to one of the teacher lesson planning meetings and the student's classroom teacher and I were able to come up with a variation of the same quiz she was giving in class for me to give the student during his small-group time. I was able to assist him immediately if he had any questions while doing the quiz and saw his grades steadily improve over the school year.