I am a second grade teacher at Timber Point Elementary School in East Islip. I enrolled in the year-long Suffolk County Reading Council to enhance my literacy expertise in reading and writing topics. There were a plethora of wonderful authors and topics presented, not to mention many activities and ideas I could introduce into my classroom. This experience has already sparked me to work on lessons over the summer that will help my students become better writers this school year.
One presenter gave us a unique approach to teaching writing to K-2 students called, "Rubric Kids." This is a program that aligns authentic assessment with instruction. The rubric includes a visual, tactile face of a child to which one adds on features of the face. For example, one can stick on a nose, mouth, or ear until the face is complete. As children plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish, the face becomes more complete and the goals are achieved. I have been searching for an assessment such......

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Title: Teaching 2nd Grade
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