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Fifth-grade teacher Ilza Zamora outlines classroom checks for understanding using Shakespeare
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Ilza Zamora, a fifth-grade language arts teacher at Juan Seguin Elementary, told the meeting she uses ABCD cards, peer discussion, whiteboards and writing modeling to assess students' comprehension of complex texts such as A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Ilza Zamora, a fifth-grade language arts teacher at Juan Seguin Elementary, described methods she uses to check students’ understanding of complex texts during her classroom instruction.
Zamora said she pairs brief, concrete checks for understanding with peer discussion to measure whether students grasp what is asked of them. “Utilizing A B C D cards alongside…
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