Reading assessment : a primer for teachers and coaches / JoAnne Schudt Caldwell.

Author/creator Caldwell, JoAnne
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Guilford Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 294 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Subjects

SeriesSolving problems in the teaching of literacy
Solving problems in the teaching of literacy. ^A454033
Contents Overview of the reading process : what do good readers do, and how do teachers and coaches assess this? -- Assessment as part of instruction : how can we assess as we teach? -- The informal reading inventory process : how does it address the four purposes of reading assessment? -- Early literacy : what do we need to know about beginning readers? -- Word identification : how can we assess a student's word identification ability? -- Reading fluency : how can we assess reading fluency? -- Comprehension of words and text : how can we assess understanding of words and text? -- Motivation : what makes students want to read, and how can we assess this? -- Standardized tests : what do they tell us about reading performance? -- Schoolwide reading assessment : how can we collect, organize, and present classroom data? -- General summary : assessing the good reader behaviors -- Overview of published literacy assessments.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 275-286) and index.
LCCN 2007021755
ISBN9781593855796 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1593855796 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781593855802 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN159385580X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1050.46 .C23 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold