Child Interview Summary And Analysis

Literacy knowledge can be assessed in a number of different ways. One way to assess literacy is through child interviews. Child interviews are good assessment tools for several reasons. First, they are good to use when a child just develops literacy skills. Another reason child interviews are good to use when assessing youngsters is because oftentimes, younger children cannot use regular “paper-and-pencil tests” to express themselves (Beaty, 2015, p. 14). I read the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archabault (1989) to my student and used a child interview assessment that contained book interview questions. While I was reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archabault (1989), I would stop and …show more content…
The supplies to create this picture included alphabet stickers, a big and small paint brush, brown, light brown, and green paint, a paper plate, and white construction paper. First, Joseph painted the tree trunk by using the brown paint and big paint brush. Then, I poured the green paint onto the paper plate and he put his hand in the paint. Once his hand was covered in paint, he placed his hand on the white construction paper to create the top of the coconut tree. Joseph did this three times to create the different leaves on the tree. When he was finished, he washed his hands. While I was cleaning up the supplies, Joseph painted some coconuts using the light brown paint and small paint brush. After his picture was somewhat dry, he placed the alphabet stickers all over his …show more content…
A child interview is a good way to assess younger students on their literacy skills and knowledge. While reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archabault (1989) to my student, Joseph, I asked him specific book questions to assess different aspects, such as describing, predicting, problem solving, empathizing, creating, and recalling. Through this child interview, I have concluded that Joseph is able to describe information regarding the book that I read. When asked, he was able to describe the letters and the tree. Joseph was able to predict what would happen if the book kept going by stating that “the letters will climb back up the tree.” However, he was not able to predict why the tree was so low to the ground and if there was enough room in the tree for all of the letters. It is evident that he is able to problem solve. Joseph explained that the letters would not fall if they did not go up the tree. He demonstrated empathy because while I was reading, he explained that the letters were hurt. Joseph showed “creating” by ensuring that if he was a letter in the book, he would climb the tree like the other letters. He is able to recall the story by retelling the overall concept of the book. He also recalled that all of the letters fell. When we were finished reading the story, as a follow-up activity,