Assessment and Instruction of Reading and Writing Difficulty : An Interactive Approach

by Lipson, Marjorie Y.; Wixson, Karen K.

• ISBN13: 9780205355402
• ISBN10: 0205355404
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Focusing on ability/disability and reading/writing from an interactive perspective, this book emphasizes the importance of determining and establishing the appropriate learning environment for the individual learner.Extensive, in-depth treatment of current research and best practices make this book a 'must-have' addition to any current or future teacher's library. Section I provides the readers with a strong, comprehensive knowledge of reading/writing research and assessment practices from which readers can move forward to the second and third sections of the book, which contain detailed discussions and examples of assessment practices.K-12 teachers

Table of Contents

I. THEORY INTO PRACTICE

1. Perspectives on Reading and Writing Ability.

2. An Interactive View of Reading and Writing.

3. Reading and Writing Disability and the Assessment- Instruction Process.

II. EVALUATING THE INSTRUCTIONAL CONTEXT

4. Getting Started with Assessment.

5. The Instructional Environment.

6. Instructional Resources.

III. EVALUATING THE LEARNER

7. The Foundations of Literacy.

8. Informal Classroom-Based Assessment.

9. Structured Inventories and Assessments.

10. Formal Assessment.

IV. INTERACTIONS

11. Interactive Decision-Making.

V. INSTRUCTION.

12. Getting Started in Instruction.

13. Adapting Instruction to Focus on Word Recognition, Fluency, and Spelling.

14. Adapting Instruction to Focus on Vocabulary.

15. Adapting Instruction to Focus on Comprehension, Composing, and Studying.

VI. PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

16. Professional Roles and Responsibilities.

Appendices:

Sample Case Report: Seth.

Award-Winning Books for Children and Youth.

Resources for Multicultural Literature and Teaching.