Student self-assessment can take many forms.  Have you thought about using these self-assessment tools with your students?   

• KWL: Student Self-Assessment
• Writing: Student Self– or Peer– Assessment
• ESL Writing: Checklist
• Listening: Student Self-Assessment
• Oral Presentations: Self– or Peer– Assessment

Try them out and adapt them to the needs of your students and curriculum. 

They are all available at: http://www.pearsoned.ca/sightlines/gr_8/common/assessment_masters/.  

Also available at this site are teacher tools such as:  

• Reading a Short Story: Observation Checklist
• Journal Response: Evaluation
• Creating a Collage: Observation Checklist
• Role Play: Observation Checklist
• Group Discussion: Observation Record