Assessment for Reading Instruction, Fourth Edition
Title | Assessment for Reading Instruction, Fourth Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl |
Publisher | Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | 359 |
Release | 2019-12-09 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1462541577 |
"This book provides a comprehensive conceptual framework and hands-on practical tools for reading assessment. The authors present a clear roadmap for evaluating K-8 students' strengths and weaknesses in each of the basic competencies that good readers need to master. Teachers learn how to select, administer, and interpret a wide range of formal and informal assessments, and how to use the results to improve instruction. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 30 reproducible assessment tools."
Assessment for Reading Instruction, Third Edition
Title | Assessment for Reading Instruction, Third Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Michael C. McKenna |
Publisher | Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | 338 |
Release | 2015-06-23 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1462521053 |
This book has been replaced by Assessment for Reading Instruction, Fourth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4157-7.
Assessment for Reading Instruction, Second Edition
Title | Assessment for Reading Instruction, Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Michael C. McKenna |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2012-09-26 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1462509657 |
Widely adopted for course use, this trusted teacher guide combines crucial background knowledge with hands-on tools. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book features more than two dozen reproducibles. It covers all the essentials of planning, administering, scoring, and interpreting a wide range of formal and informal assessments. Helpful examples illustrate effective ways to evaluate K/n-/8 students' strengths and weaknesses in each of the core competencies that good readers need to master. See also Reading Assessment in an RTI Framework, which offers systematic guidance for conducting assessments in all three tiers of RTI.
Assessment for Reading Instruction
Title | Assessment for Reading Instruction PDF eBook |
Author | Michael C. McKenna |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2003-07-09 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781572308671 |
Combining essential background knowledge with hands-on tools, this practical resource and text provides a detailed roadmap for conducting multidimensional reading assessment. The authors' research expertise and extensive classroom experience are reflected on every page. Presented are effective ways to evaluate K-6 students' spelling, word recognition, fluency, comprehension, strategic knowledge, and more. Aided by lively case examples, preservice and inservice teachers and reading specialists learn to tailor assessment to the needs of each child and use results strategically to inform instruction. The concluding chapter offers useful information on preparing a reading clinic report. Special features of this accessible 8 1/2" x 11" volume include numerous figures, tables, and sample assessment instruments, many with permission to photocopy.
Reading Assessment and Instruction for All Learners
Title | Reading Assessment and Instruction for All Learners PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanne Shay Schumm |
Publisher | Guilford Publications |
Total Pages | 593 |
Release | 2017-02-13 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1462532357 |
Weaving together the latest knowledge and best practices for teaching children to read, this indispensable text and professional resource provides a complete guide to differentiated instruction for diverse learners. Uniquely integrative, the book places the needs of English language learners and students with disabilities front and center instead of treating them as special topics. Accessible chapters on each of the core components of literacy clearly demonstrate how to link formal and informal assessment to evidence-based instruction. Special features include Research Briefs, Tech Tips, Internet Resources, Reflection and Action Questions, and dozens of reproducible student activities and assessment tools.
Handbook of Reading Assessment
Title | Handbook of Reading Assessment PDF eBook |
Author | Sherry Mee Bell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 2015-07-30 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1317619250 |
The Handbook of Reading Assessment, Second Edition, covers the wide range of reading assessments educators must be able to use and understand to effectively assess and instruct their students. Comprehensive and filled with numerous authentic examples, the text addresses informal classroom based assessment, progress monitoring, individual norm-referenced assessment, and group norm-referenced or ‘high-stakes’ testing. Coverage includes assessment content relevant for English language learners and adults. A set of test guidelines to use when selecting or evaluating an assessment tool is provided. New and updated in the Second Edition Impact on reading assessment of Common Core Standards for literacy; increased top-down focus on accountability and high stakes tests; innovations in computerized assessment of reading Latest developments in Response to Intervention (RTI) model, particularly as they impact reading assessment International Reading Association standards for reading educators and brief discussion of International Dyslexia Association standards Types of reading assessment, including discussion of formative versus summative assessment Expanded coverage of assessment of reading motivation Expanded coverage of writing assessment New and revised assessments across genres of reading assessment Companion Website: numerous resources relevant to reading and writing assessment; suggestions for evidence-based instructional practices that can be linked to assessment results; PowerPoint slides; test bank; study guides; application exercises
Making Assessment Matter
Title | Making Assessment Matter PDF eBook |
Author | Nonie K. Lesaux |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Total Pages | 162 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1462502482 |
" All too often, literacy assessments are given only for accountability purposes and fail to be seen as valuable resources for planning and differentiating instruction. This clear, concise book shows K-5 educators how to implement a comprehensive, balanced assessment battery that integrates accountability concerns with data-driven instruction. Teachers learn to use different types of test scores to understand and address students' specific learning needs. The book features an in-depth case example of a diverse elementary school that serves many struggling readers and English language learners. Reproducible planning and progress-monitoring forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. "--Provided by publisher.