Each child has chosen and is reading a Classic book which has been abridged and written for children. They are required to write and present on oral report to the class about their chosen book. A template to be used for this report is glued into their Writing book. The following is a rubric used to assess children’s oral language skills through out the year. This report will particularly focus on the speaking section of this rubric.
Oral Language Assessment Rubric for Grade 3
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Listening |
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· Sits Still · Maintains eye contact with speaker · Asks sensible questions · Ignores those that try to distract them · Shows respect and courtesy · Co-operates with others · Can follow instructions · Can recall the main idea from a read aloud text (displays effective listening comprehension skills.) |
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F |
D |
C |
B |
A |
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Fails to meet any of the above criteria. |
Meets two to three of the criteria. Often needs to be reminded to improve their listening skills. |
Meets four (half) of the criteria. May meet other criteria but is not consistent in displaying these skills. |
Meets 6 – 7 of the above mentioned criteria. |
Meets all of the above criteria. |
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Speaking |
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· Speaks clearly and confidently in small groups or with one other person · Speaks clearly and confidently to the whole class · Can sequence their ideas · Can describe an object or recall an event using descriptive words and phrases · Can answer questions clearly and succinctly · Can retell stories, showing an understanding for basic story structure · Talks about characters and situations in stories |
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F |
D |
C |
B |
A |
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Fails to meet any of the above criteria. |
Meets two to three of the criteria. Often needs to be reminded to work on a specific speaking skill |
Meets 3- 4 of the criteria. May meet other criteria but is not consistent in displaying these skills. |
Meets 5 – 6 of the above mentioned criteria. |
Meets all of the above criteria. |