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How to Create a Rubric for Grading Your Homeschool Student

Are you a parent who home schools? Have you always wanted to create a Grading Rubric for your student but were unsure how to make one? We have just the guide for you! By Marianne

Laura Lurns Last updated April 2, 2017 · 1 min read

There are many challenges to homeschooling students. This article address how to create a grade that properly reflects a student’s progress. This can be especially challenging when grading a student who suffers from a learning difficulty such as dyslexia. A very good solution to those seeking an appropriate grading system is creating a grading rubric which can be a great tool not only for grading a students’ progress, but can also be customized for students with learning difficulties.

A rubric is a scoring tool that lists the grading criteria for an assignment.

An excellent example is provided of a writing rubric that allows the teacher to specify elements of writing criteria and measure the level of progress in each element. There are also links to online rubric makers. A grading rubric can also allow for flexibility in grading students with learning challenges by allowing the teacher to make areas of difficulties for the students less of a percentage of the actual grade. It’s a very informative article for those struggling to create a grading system for their homeschool students.

Key takeaways

Rubrics are great tools for grading.
Rubrics both help you grade in a systematic way and help the student understand what is expected of them.
Here are some tips for making your own grading rubrics.

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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.

A rubric is a scoring tool that lists the grading criteria for an assignment.

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