Have a writing supply box with crayons and paper. Visit the library with your child, and ask the children's librarian for help in checking out books. Play simple board and card games that involve taking turns and following rules. Let your child pay for an object with a dollar and count the change. Encourage your child to explore and explain different ways to solve arithmetic problems, rather than just drilling number facts.
Assessment measures how well students are doing in school.
In addition to giving feedback on students' progress, assessment provides important information to school staff and parents to guide them in helping students meet promotion standards and earn promotion to the next grade. Both are essential to effective instruction, and both must focus on what is taught and what students should know and be able to do. The chart below shows the ways first graders are assessed in English language arts and mathematics. Ongoing Assessment uses student work that teachers and students collect in class to measure progress and plan appropriate instruction. Teachers use ongoing assessment to provide students with continuous feedback on their progress.