Which statement about systematic observation is NOT true?

• A. It informs understanding of students' literacy development and guides instruction.
• B. It identifies students' strengths and needs.
• C. It is used to assign grades to students.
• D. It guides data-driven decisions.

Answer: (C)

Systematic observation is a planned, ongoing process of watching and recording a student’s literacy behaviors over time so you can see how reading and writing develop and decide what instruction will help next. It helps you identify strengths and needs and to monitor growth, feeding data-driven decisions about teaching strategies, grouping, and supports. What it does not do is assign grades; grading is a separate, summative process that draws on a wider range of evidence, including assessments and performance tasks. So the statement about using systematic observation to assign grades is not true because observation mainly informs instruction and progress, not final grades.