We talked a bit about the materials my company, edMe Learning creates. This is always open to you as you need part-time cash. When I was wrapping up my school, I actually was being paid as an item writer. There are still many jobs by the task for āassessment item writersā and āeducation content developmentā. If itās not the right time, no worries. Your can shoot me an email in a week, a couple months, many years down the road.
Here is a bit more about what we are doing now.
Reading
We put together 1-3 page textsets. We write the text for a specific grade, usually aligned to an SOL standard. Then, we ask questions that require understanding of the text. We create a version for the kid and a version with the key.
Here is a picture of one of the raw texts.
And, here is a picture showing what we give to a second grader.
We have tools that pick the academic vocabulary out of the text, but we can also choose them together. We use Word to generate a Flesch-Kinkaid readability statistics and talk about whether our work addresses the students in the right way. We sell these on TeachersPayTeachers, use them to tutor, and will eventually package them in workbooks.
Math
We are creating intake and check assessments currently. Generally, I create the content, then we talk through what is important to pull out of possible student answers. Because I try to work with new teachers/homeschool parents, we also highlight key pedagogical knowledge to include when talking with future students.
Here is a screenshot showing some grade 3 test questions.
Here is a screenshot of more questions along with how we are interpreting student responses.
Math worksheets
In addition, we have a good amount of materials that just need to be formatted like what you see above. We chunk it out, but it takes time to get right.
Again, no pressure, just an opportunity thatās always available. We generally start people at $18/hour, but if you imagine a different work-from-home role. Just let me know.