When a Teacher, Principal, and Parent Met to Discuss a Child's

question 5

Multiple Choice

When a teacher, principal, and parent met to discuss a child's literacy progress, the teacher brought only the final copy of a poem written by the child. After the meeting, the principal correctly advised the teacher that in the future it would be best to come to conferences with:

• A) scores from high-stakes tests
• B) work by the child's classmates to use in comparing progress
• C) a variety of documents such as running records, writing samples, and anecdotal notes
• D) additional teachers to serve as witnesses

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