Reading Assessment and Instruction for All Learners

by Schumm, Jeanne Shay

• ISBN13: 9781593852900
• ISBN10: 1593852908
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-04
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Weaving together the latest knowledge and best practices for teaching children to read, this indispensable text and professional resource provides a complete guide to differentiated instruction for diverse learners. Uniquely integrative, the book places the needs of English language learners and students with disabilities front and center instead of treating them as special topics. Accessible chapters on each of the core components of literacy clearly demonstrate how to link formal and informal assessment to evidence-based instruction. Special features include Research Briefs, Tech Tips, Internet Resources, Reflection and Action Questions, and dozens of reproducible student activities and assessment tools.

Author Biography

Jeanne Shay Schumm, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning in the School of Education at the University of Miami. She has experience teaching reading and writing to students in grades K-12 in both classroom and resource settings. Dr. Schumm has coauthored or authored over 75 chapters and articles, and has recently coedited Promising Practices for Urban Reading Instruction and coauthored the fourth edition of Teaching Exceptional, Diverse, and At-Risk Students in the General Education Classroom.

Table of Contents

I. FOCUS ON THE LEARNER
Understanding Our Role as Teachers: Facing the Challenges of Helping All Students Learn to Read and Write	3	(24)
Jeanne Shay Schumm
Maria Elena Arguelles
No Two Learners Learn Alike: The Importance of Assessment and Differentiated Instruction	27	(32)
Jeanne Shay Schumm
Maria Elena Arguelles
No Two Learners Are Alike: Learners with Linguistic and Cultural Differences	59	(30)
Mary A. Avalos
II. FOCUS ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF READING
In the Beginning: Phonological Awareness	89	(29)
Elizabeth D. Cramer
The Alphabetic Principle, Phonics, and Spelling: Teaching Students the Code	118	(45)
Ana Maria Pazos Rego
Toward Independence: Sight Words and Structural Analysis	163	(27)
Peggy D. Cuevas
Practice Makes Permanent: Working toward Fluency	190	(32)
Jodi Crum Marshall
Yvonne C. Campbell
Once upon a Time: Comprehending Narrative Text	222	(40)
Adriana L. Medina
Paola Pilonieta
Making Sense of Knowledge: Comprehending Expository Text	262	(35)
Michele Mits Cash
Jeanne Shay Schumm
The Wonder of Words: Learning and Expanding Vocabulary	297	(36)
Lina Lopez Chiappone
The Magic of Literature: Trade Books in the Classroom	333	(48)
Jeanne Bergeron
The Parallel Bar: Writing Assessment and Instruction	381	(52)
Adriana L. Medina
III. FOCUS ON CONNECTIONS
The Digital Connection: An Exploration of Computer-Mediated Reading Instruction	433	(27)
William E. Blanton
Rita M. Menendez
Putting It All Together in Classroom and Resource Settings: Organizational Frameworks for Differentiated Instruction	460	(61)
Jeanne Shay Schumm
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Student Reading and Writing Profile	495	(11)
Appendix B. Frequently Asked Questions about Informal Reading Inventories---Revisited	506	(5)
Appendix C. Assessment References	511	(2)
Appendix D. Children's Literature References	513	(3)
Appendix E. Research Skills	516	(5)
Glossary	521	(12)
References	533	(28)
Index	561