Reading Assessment, Second Edition; A Primer for Teachers and Coaches

by Caldwell, JoAnne Schudt

• ISBN13: 9781593855796
• ISBN10: 1593855796
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-25
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This invaluable book provides teachers and coaches with the information and tools they need to get started on the complex process of reading assessment. Grounded in a solid scientific framework, the book presents practical strategies that enable teachers to recognize “good reader behaviors,” assess students’ strengths and weaknesses, analyze the evidence collected, and make instructional decisions. Numerous examples, professional development activities, and reproducibles enhance the utility of this ideal classroom resource and text.

Author Biography

JoAnne Schudt Caldwell, PhD, is a Professor at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is presently the Associate Dean of the College of Education and Leadership. Dr. Caldwell is coauthor, with Lauren Leslie, of The Qualitative Reading Inventory 4, an informal reading inventory, and Intervention Strategies to Follow Informal Reading Inventory Assessment: So What Do I Do Now? She is also an author of Reading Problems: Assessment and Teaching Strategies, with Joyce Holt Jennings and Janet W. Lerner.

Table of Contents

Overview of the Reading Process: What Do Good Readers Do, and How Do Teachers and Coaches Assess This?	p. 1
Assessment as Part of Instruction: How Can We Assess as We Teach?	p. 15
The Informal Reading Inventory Process: How Does It Address the Four Purposes of Reading Assessment?	p. 49
Early Literacy: What Do We Need to Know about Beginning Readers?	p. 93
Word Identification: How Can We Assess a Student's Word Identification Ability?	p. 131
Reading Fluency: How Can We Assess Reading Fluency?	p. 162
Comprehension of Words and Text: How Can We Assess Understanding of Words and Text?	p. 175
Motivation: What Makes Students Want to Read, and How Can We Assess This?	p. 220
Standardized Tests: What Do They Tell Us about Reading Performance?	p. 232
Schoolwide Reading Assessment: How Can We Collect, Organize, and Present Classroom Data?	p. 249
General Summary: Assessing the Good Reader Behaviors	p. 267
Overview of Published Literacy Assessments	p. 271
References	p. 275
Index	p. 287
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