Assessment for reading instruction

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Assessment for reading instruction

Michael C. McKenna, Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl

(Solving problems in the teaching of literacy / Cathy Collins Block, series editor)

Guilford Press, c2009

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-284) and index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Reading Assessment. General Concepts of Assessment. Informal Reading Inventories and Other Measures of Oral Reading. Emergent Literacy. Word Recognition and Spelling. Fluency. Comprehension. Strategic Knowledge. Affective Factors. Preparing a Reading Clinic Report. Appendix: Case Studies.

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