English-Español Reading Inventory for the Classroom
Author: E. Sutton Flynt
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAssessment tool for teachers of reading in regular, bilingual, and ESL classrooms.
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Basic Reading Inventory
Author: Jerry L. Johns
Publisher: Kendall Hunt
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780757515385
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCD-ROM includes video demonstrations of the Basic reading inventory with a teacher and student, and software for recording and analysing scores.
Linking Reading Assessment to Instruction
Author: Arleen Shearer Mariotti
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2012-11-12
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1135226547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in its Fifth Edition, this text applies current theory to classroom practice by providing, in each chapter, a brief explanation of major concepts followed by guided practical experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting reading assessment techniques. The Fifth Edition is revised and updated to reflect recent developments in the field. New activities are included throughout. A Companion Website for instructors and students, a value-added feature, is new for this edition. Like previous editions of this popular text, this edition Emphasizes the use of assessment and diagnosis for instructional decision making Stresses the use of informal assessment techniques - reflecting the current emphasis in educational assessment theories - but also includes usage of standardized test scores Provides numerous classroom-tested, hands-on activities, giving students step-by-step experiences in administering, scoring, and interpreting assessment techniques This text covers assessment/diagnosis in all five critical reading areas: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. It is designed for undergraduate and graduate courses in reading diagnosis, reading methods that include a diagnostic component, and for in-service courses on reading/literacy development and diagnosis. http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415802093/
Assessment for Reading Instruction, Second Edition
Author: Michael C. McKenna
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1462509657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWidely 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.
Assessing Readers
Author: Rona Flippo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-23
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 1136311742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Co-publication of Routledge and the International Reading Association This new edition of Assessing Readers continues to bridge the gap between authentic, informal, and formative assessments, and more traditional quantitative, and summative assessment approaches. At the heart of the book is respect and confidence in the capabilities of knowledgeable teachers to make the correct literacy decisions for the students they teach based on appropriate assessments. Inclusive and practical, it supports individual classroom teachers' knowledge, beliefs, decisions, and roles and offers specific assessment, instruction, and organizational ideas and strategies, while incorporating a range of perspectives that inform the field of reading and literacy education, covering the most important ideas and information found in more traditional reading diagnosis books. Changes in the Second Edition Addresses the Common Core State Standards Includes Response to Intervention (RTI) Discusses family literacy in language-diverse homes and the needs of ELL students Covers formative assessment Offers ideas and guidelines for ELL assessment Looks at issues of accountability and teaching to prescribed state tests and objectives versus accommodating to them – the pitfalls and problems and how to cope Provides new practical examples, including new rubrics, more teacher-developed cognitive assessments, a new case study, and new teacher-developed strategy lessons
Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies
Author: Kathy B. Grant
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2014-08-07
Total Pages: 521
ISBN-13: 1483315940
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiteracy Assessment and Instructional Strategies by Kathy B. Grant, Sandra E. Golden, and Nance S. Wilson prepares literacy educators to conduct reading and writing assessments and develop appropriate corrective literacy strategies for use with their grade K–5 students. Connecting Common Core Literacy Learning Standards to effective strategies and creative activities, the book includes authentic literacy assessments and formal evaluations to support reading teaching in the elementary classroom. Initial chapters discuss literacy assessment and evaluation, data-driven instruction, high-stakes testing, and instructional shifts in teaching reading. Subsequent chapters focus on the latest instructional and assessment shifts, including pre-assessing literacy knowledge bases, using informational texts for vocabulary development, and close reading of text. Written by reading practitioners and researchers, this book is a must-have for novices as well as for veteran classroom teachers who want to stay on top of changing literacy trends.
The Learning Communities Guide to Improving Reading Instruction
Author: Valerie Hastings Gregory
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2017-02-14
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 1634507924
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe themes of attending to individual needs, providing assessment-driven instruction, and creating long-term, focused professional development plans are solid and consistent throughout.
The Flynt/Cooter Comprehensive Reading Inventory
Author: Robert B. Cooter Jr.
Publisher: Pearson Higher Ed
Published: 2013-04-01
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0133366014
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Designed to help educators assess the “Big Five” components of reading instruction as identified by the National Reading Panel—phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension—the CRI is recognized as a leader in the field for its ability to ensure quick and reliable assessment of the reading skills and needs of students in grades Pre-K through 12. The groundbreaking features that made this book’s original edition a top choice of teachers and literacy coaches for many decades are continued here, along with a number of changes that make the analysis of data more efficient and increase student learning, among them a Spanish version to help educators better serve the needs of English speakers and/or English learners.
Assessing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Author: Robert L. Rhodes
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2005-04-04
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1606237438
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first book to present a practical, problem-solving approach and hands-on tools and techniques for assessing English language learners and culturally diverse students in K-12 settings. It meets a crucial need among practitioners and special educators working in today's schools. Provided are research-based, step-by-step procedures for conducting effective interviews with students, parents, and teachers; making the best use of interpreters; addressing special issues in the prereferral process; and conducting accurate, unbiased assessments of academic achievement, intellectual functioning, language proficiency, and acculturation. Among the book's special features are reproducible worksheets, questionnaires, and checklists--including several in both English and Spanish--in a ready-to-use, large-size format. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by T. Chris Riley-Tillman.
Using RTI to Teach Literacy to Diverse Learners, K-8
Author: Sheila Alber-Morgan
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 2010-04-05
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1452282536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPractical intervention strategies for diverse learners who struggle with literacy! Covering reading and writing, this book shows K–8 teachers how to build the literacy skills of diverse learners in inclusive classrooms. The author discusses instruction and assessment within a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework and how to provide targeted support to students who may require special attention. The book offers: Specific literacy intervention strategies for each tier in a 3-tier RTI framework Examples of assessments and graphic organizers Brief case studies illustrating how the strategies can be used with students A discussion on using thematic units to integrate reading and writing
