Perspectives from the PYP Coordinator

Reading assessments are one way we look at the reading strategies your child is using. We have been working together to look at the different ways we assess students. Our faculty all come from different countries and different educational backgrounds. While I feel that is one of the strengths of our programme, it is important for us to find similar assessments and ways to support our students. To best do this, we engage in a practice called moderation. Moderation allows all teachers to share the way they assess with other teams members to make sure we see things similarly. For example, I have been assessing students with their teachers as they read. Then we discuss the results of  what we see and how we will use this information to guide our teaching practice. I enjoy listening to your children reading and then planning with teachers the next steps. You children have lots of smiles as they show us the ways they love to read.  

Kim Riemer

Assistant Head of Primary

PYP Coordinator