Assessment for Reading Instruction

by McKenna, Michael C.; Stahl, Steven A.

• ISBN13: 9781572308671
• ISBN10: 1572308672
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-09
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Combining essential background knowledge with hands-on tools, this practical resource and text provides a detailed roadmap for conducting multidimensional reading assessment. The authors' research expertise and extensive classroom experience are reflected on every page. Presented are effective ways to evaluate K-6 students' spelling, word recognition, fluency, comprehension, strategic knowledge, and more. Aided by lively case examples, preservice and inservice teachers and reading specialists learn to tailor assessment to the needs of each child and use results strategically to inform instruction. The concluding chapter offers useful information on preparing a reading clinic report. Special features of this accessible 8 1/2" x 11" volume include numerous figures, tables, and sample assessment instruments, many with permission to photocopy.

Author Biography

Michael C. McKenna, PhD, a former middle grades teacher, is currently Professor of Reading at Georgia Southern University in Savannah. He visits schools almost every day and has long been interested in identifying teaching strategies that really work in challenging classrooms. Dr. McKenna has published 7 books and more than 100 articles, and his research has been sponsored by the National Reading Research Center (NRRC) and the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA).

Steven A. Stahl, EdD (deceased), was Professor of Reading at the University of Illinois at Urbana/n-/Champaign, where he taught graduate courses in reading. He was a nationally known researcher in the areas of beginning reading, phonics, fluency, and vocabulary instruction.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Reading Assessment	1	(22)
General Concepts of Assessment	23	(16)
Informal Reading Inventories and Other Measures of Oral Reading	39	(33)
Fluency	72	(13)
Emergent Literacy	85	(26)
Word Recognition and Spelling	111	(56)
Comprehension	167	(23)
Strategic Knowledge	190	(14)
Affective Factors	204	(38)
Preparing a Reading Clinic Report	242	(5)
Appendix	247	(20)
References	267	(7)
Index	274