Linking Assessment to Reading Comprehension Instruction A Framework for Actively Engaging Literacy Learners, K-8

by White, Nora L.; Anderson, Nancy L.; Carrico, Happy

• ISBN13: 9780131191273
• ISBN10: 0131191276
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-09
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

InLinking Assessment to Reading Comprehension Instruction the authors use an engaging, four-part assessment framework to explain how to combine observation and other assessment techniques to link assessment to effective reading comprehension instruction. Rubrics and an example of assessment analysis illustrate how to make the connection between assessment and instructional planning. Twenty model literacy lessons, replete with authentic student artifacts, are used to illustrate how a careful assessment analyzes can lead teachers to differentiate literacy instruction to fit students'specific literacy needs.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Literacy and Comprehension	p. 2
Literacy	p. 2
Comprehension	p. 3
Thoughtful Literacy	p. 4
Literacy Learning and Assessment of Comprehension	p. 7
Dimensions of Comprehension Assessment	p. 9
Assessment Rubric	p. 13
Analyzing Assessments	p. 13
Planning Instruction	p. 24
Effective Teaching	p. 24
Effective Teaching of Bilingual and English Language Learners	p. 26
Literacy Lessons	p. 29
Anticipation Guide	p. 31
Cause-and-Effect Map	p. 35
Character Map	p. 39
Character Shield	p. 43
Diary Writing	p. 47
KWL	p. 51
Learning Logs	p. 55
Literary News Report	p. 59
Literary Report Card	p. 63
Literary Sociogram	p. 67
Literary Talk Show	p. 71
Main Idea Map	p. 75
Open and Closed Sort	p. 79
Readers' Theater	p. 83
Shared Writing	p. 87
Sketch-to-Stretch	p. 89
Story Map	p. 93
Summary Pyramid	p. 97
Venn Diagram	p. 101
Vocabulary Web	p. 105
References	p. 109
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