FIAE: Chapter 5

Chapter five was all about tiering, what it is and assessments that can go along with it. Tiering is a really big part of creating differentiation in the classroom. The book defines tiering as "we are primarily emphasizing the adjustments we make in assessments according to students' readiness levels" (56). There are going to be advanced students, grade level students, and early readiness students and on any given assignment tiers can be created to adjust to what the student is capable of, where it is challenging them just enough. A few examples of tiering assessments were a learning contract and RAFT(S). A learning contract is where that teacher and student come up with a contract of assignments and dates for completion, also there behavior tasks on there as well and consequences if the contract is not fulfilled. RAFT is where there is are columns from each RAFT (role, audience, format, topic) subject. The students picks one from each column to create a unique assignment for themselves. Both of these assessment are both creative and really allows the student to have some say over what they are doing in school, teiring not only allows for differentiation but for choices for the student as well.