As part of the Sharing Process, students have a chance to practice their speaking and listening skills. Listeners show their respect to the reader by focusing their eyes on the speaker and listening attentively in order to provide the reader with valuable feedback. The reader needs to speak loudly and clearly so that the audience can appreciate the writing piece. Assessment Assessment in a Writer's Workshop is important for selecting mini-lesson topics and evaluating student progress. Assessment may be informal or formal.
Most assessment is informal and ongoing.
In a Writer's Workshop, a teacher constantly monitors student progress toward grade level expectations and looks for patterns in student's writing that may be topics for mini-lessons. Formal Assessment is done periodically to evaluate how well students are applying what was taught in mini-lessons. Writing Prompts are a great way to formally assess students' writing.