Rubric for auditory discrimination lesson.

Criteria for assessment:

1. Ability to distinguish between different sounds or words
2. Accuracy in identifying and categorizing sounds
3. Consistency in recognizing and responding to auditory stimuli
4. Demonstration of improved auditory discrimination skills over time
5. Engagement and participation in auditory discrimination activities
6. Use of appropriate strategies to enhance auditory discrimination abilities
7. Ability to transfer auditory discrimination skills to real-life situations
8. Overall progress and growth in auditory discrimination abilities

Scoring:

1. Exceeds expectations: Student consistently demonstrates exceptional auditory discrimination skills, accurately identifying and categorizing a wide range of sounds or words with ease and precision.
2. Meets expectations: Student demonstrates proficient auditory discrimination skills, accurately identifying and categorizing most sounds or words with consistency and accuracy.
3. Approaching expectations: Student demonstrates basic auditory discrimination skills, but may struggle with identifying or categorizing certain sounds or words accurately.
4. Below expectations: Student demonstrates limited auditory discrimination skills, frequently struggling to identify or categorize sounds or words accurately.
5. Not demonstrated: Student does not demonstrate any auditory discrimination skills during the lesson.

Auditory Discrimination Lesson Rubric

Level 1: Basic Discrimination

- Can identify and discriminate between two distinct sounds:
- Distinguishes between high and low pitches
- Identifies environmental sounds (e.g., animal noises, vehicles)
- Distinguishes between different musical instruments

Level 2: Advanced Discrimination

- Can identify and discriminate between similar sounds:
- Distinguishes between different vowel sounds (e.g., /a/, /e/, /i/)
- Identifies similar words with different beginning sounds (e.g., bat/pat, cat/hat)
- Recognizes subtle differences in pitch or duration

Level 3: Complex Discrimination

- Can identify and discriminate between multiple sounds in a sequence:
- Follows a simple tonal pattern (e.g., high-low-high)
- Identifies the missing sound in a sequence
- Distinguishes between different sound blends (e.g., /br/, /cr/, /dr/)

Level 4: Phonological Awareness

- Can segment sounds within words:
- Identifies the initial, medial, and final sounds in words
- Blends sounds to form words
- Manipulates sounds to create new words

Level 5: Auditory Memory

- Can remember and recall sounds:
- Repeats short sequences of sounds
- Recalls the correct order of sounds in a sequence
- Identifies sounds that have been changed in a sequence

Additional Considerations:

- Engagement and Participation: Actively participates in the lesson and demonstrates enthusiasm.
- Transfer of Skills: Applies auditory discrimination skills to other areas, such as reading or music.
- Progress Over Time: Shows consistent improvement in auditory discrimination abilities.
- Areas for Improvement: Identifies specific areas where the individual can continue to develop their auditory discrimination skills.