Now in a revised and updated fourth edition, this accessible text has
given over 100,000 preservice and inservice teachers vital tools for
systematic reading assessment in grades K-8. The book explains how to
use both formal and informal assessments to evaluate students' strengths
and needs in all components of reading. Effective, engaging methods for
targeted instruction in each area are outlined. In a convenient
large-size format, the book includes 30 reproducible tools, plus an
additional multipage assessment in an online-only appendix. Purchasers
get access to a companion website where they can download and print the
reproducible materials.
New to This Edition
*Expanded coverage of the middle grades (4-8), including a new chapter
and case study, and explicit attention to this grade range throughout;
new coauthor Kevin Flanigan adds expertise in this area.
*New and expanded topics: computer-based testing methods, assessing
academic language, and how to use reading inventories more accurately.
*Additional reproducible tools: informal reading inventory summary
form, comprehension retelling forms for narrative and informational
text, computer-based comprehension test comparison worksheet, revised
Informal Decoding Inventory, and more.