Comprehension Assessment: A Classroom GuideHow can busy teachers successfully manage the complex task of assessing their students' reading comprehension? This invaluable book--the first stand-alone guide on the topic--presents reliable, research-supported guidelines and procedures for K-6 teachers to use in the classroom. Through practical tips and realistic examples, the book demonstrates time-saving ways to implement and adapt a wide range of existing assessments, rather than creating new ones. Also covered are strategies for conducting multiliteracy assessments, using classroom assessment to complement standardized testing, accommodating response-to-intervention mandates, and linking assessment to content-area instruction. |
Contents
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A FourStep Process | 22 |
What How and for What Purpose | 34 |
Promises and Pitfalls | 55 |
Powerful but Problematic | 79 |
Assessing Comprehension | 103 |
How Can We Assess | 127 |
StandIns Not Stars | 146 |
Taking a New Look | 162 |
Using Classroom Comprehension Assessment as a Counterpart | 191 |
Glossary | 201 |
Guidelines | 207 |
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