Assessment for reading instruction
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Assessment for reading instruction
(Solving problems in the teaching of literacy / Cathy Collins Block, series editor)
Guilford Press, c2003
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-273) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Combining essential background knowledge with hands-on tools, this practical resource provides a detailed roadmap for conducting multi-dimensional reading assessment. The authors' research expertise and extensive classroom experience are reflected on every page.
Presented are effective ways to evaluate student's spelling, word recognition, fluency and comprehension, strategic knowledge and more. Aided by lively case examples teachers, and student teachers can learn to tailor assessment to the needs of each child and use results strategically to inform instruction.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to reading assessment 2. General concepts of assessment 3. Informal reading inventories and other measures of oral reading 4. Fluency 5. Emergent Literacy 6. Word recognition and spelling 7. Comprehension 8. Strategic knowledge 9. Affective factors 10. Preparing a reading clinic report Appendix: Case studies
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