More kindergarten batteries and first grade speaking tests. If I don't record my fresh observations, I will be ruined! First graders have the potential to respond to a challenge by either shutting down or working harder: don't we all? ;). One first grader didn't appear to understand when more was required of him, without needing additional prompting. But that would invalidate this kind of test. There are limits. And, in the big picture, a student already displays a tendency for a set of descriptors, so one mistake does not really "do him in."
I see it takes so little to keep the stimulation and motivation positive...but a teacher has to pace and manage to dispel creeping frustration on the part of both student and teacher.
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