Classroom Reading Assessments

Classroom Reading Assessments

Author: Frank Serafini

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 9780325027128

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Intended for teachers frustrated by test-driven assessments that merely mimic real reading behaviors, this text focuses assessment on knowing individual students so that teaching addresses their individual strengths and needs.


Assessment for Reading Instruction

Assessment for Reading Instruction

Author: Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2019-11-01

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1462541593

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Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this accessible text has given over 125,000 preservice and inservice teachers vital tools for systematic reading assessment in grades K–8. The book explains how to use both formal and informal assessments to evaluate students' strengths and needs in all components of reading. Effective, engaging methods for targeted instruction in each area are outlined. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes 30 reproducible tools, plus an additional multipage assessment in an online-only appendix. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Expanded coverage of the middle grades (4–8), including a new chapter and case study, and explicit attention to this grade range throughout; new coauthor Kevin Flanigan adds expertise in this area. *New and expanded topics: computer-based testing methods, assessing academic language, and how to use reading inventories more accurately. *Additional reproducible tools: informal reading inventory summary form, comprehension retelling forms for narrative and informational text, computer-based comprehension test comparison worksheet, revised Informal Decoding Inventory, and more.


Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom

Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom

Author: White, Eddy

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-11-23

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 1522569871

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The evaluation of student performance and knowledge is a critical element of an educator’s job as well as an essential step in the learning process for students. The quality and effectiveness of the evaluations given by educators are impacted by their ability to create and use reliable and valuable evaluations to facilitate and communicate student learning. The Handbook of Research on Assessment Literacy and Teacher-Made Testing in the Language Classroom is an essential reference source that discusses effective language assessment and educator roles in evaluation design. Featuring research on topics such as course learning outcomes, learning analytics, and teacher collaboration, this book is ideally designed for educators, administrative officials, linguists, academicians, researchers, and education students seeking coverage on an educator’s role in evaluation design and analyses of evaluation methods and outcomes.


Assessment Literacy

Assessment Literacy

Author: Thomas DeVere Wolsey

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2020-01-21

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1462542085

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This clear, no-nonsense book guides current and future teachers through the concepts, tools, methods, and goals of classroom literacy assessment. The expert authors examine the roles of formative, summative, and benchmark assessments; demystify state and national tests and standards; and show how assessment can seamlessly inform instruction. Strategies for evaluating, choosing, and interpreting assessments are discussed, as are ways to communicate data to parents and administrators. User-friendly resources include boxed vignettes from teachers and researchers, practical assessment tips (and traps to avoid), and 12 reproducible planning forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.


Classroom Assessment & Grading that Work

Classroom Assessment & Grading that Work

Author: Robert J. Marzano

Publisher: ASCD

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1416604227

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Robert J. Marzano distills 35 years of research to bring you expert advice on the best practices for assessing and grading the work done by today's students.


Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing

Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing

Author: IRA/NCTE Joint Task Force on Assessment

Publisher: International Reading Assoc.

Published: 2009-12-03

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 0872077764

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With this updated document, IRA and NCTE reaffirm their position that the primary purpose of assessment must be to improve teaching and learning for all students. Eleven core standards are presented and explained, and a helpful glossary makes this document suitable not only for educators but for parents, policymakers, school board members, and other stakeholders. Case studies of large-scale national tests and smaller scale classroom assessments (particularly in the context of RTI, or Response to Intervention) are used to highlight how assessments in use today do or do not meet the standards.


Differentiated Reading Instruction

Differentiated Reading Instruction

Author: Sharon Walpole

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2007-01-24

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 160623790X

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This book provides a research-based framework for making differentiated instruction work in the primary grades. It includes scientifically validated techniques for teaching each component of the beginning reading program. The authors describe how to use assessment to form differentiated small groups and monitor student progress; plan which skills to target and when; and implement carefully selected instructional strategies. Vivid classroom examples illustrate what differentiated instruction looks like in action in each of the primary grades. For additional helpful resources, including classroom-ready lesson plans, teachers can purchase the complementary volume, How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction: Resources for Grades K-3.