One technique is to use a syllabus and to share it with students. Another technique is to use contracts . The assignments are all listed together, and the student progresses from one to the next. Either the student or the teacher puts initials next to each assignment as it is completed. The educational objective is displayed in the classroom and is referred to by the teacher as the unit or task underway.
Students benefit from seeing their progress.
When handwriting exercises, spelling tests, creative writing, and math tests are saved in folders or notebooks, students can see their progress over time. When a notebook containing new vocabulary words or a notebook containing new sight words is kept, students can review the words they have learned and see their progress.