More information about using performance tasks as assessment from the VDOE can be found here and their recommendations for designing performance assessments can be found here.
Ideas for using performance tasks to improve comprehension can be found here.
Sugar Ban Example:
Earthquakes Example:
- Video One: Earthquakes 101 (3 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ho6z32yyo
- Video Two: Earthquake Shake Table (2 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duzcOkzwpDo
- Video Three: LA’s Most Earthquake-Proof Building (2.5 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZoHoPFHAtw
Excellent resources:
Great examples of performance based assessments, including the texts and activities used for grades K-8 here: http://readingandwritingproject.org/resources/assessments/reading-writing-assessments
Great lessons for K-5 reading instruction: https://sites.google.com/a/udel.edu/revised-bookworms-lessons/home
Applied Literacy 