3rd Edition
Assessing Readers Qualitative Assessment and Student-Centered Instruction
Preface
Acknowledgements
Meet the Authors
Part One: Student-Centered Assessment
Chapter 1: The Classroom Teacher’s Role
Chapter 2: Understanding Standardized Tests and Quantitative Assessment Data
Chapter 3: Assessing Early Literacy, Developmental Spelling, Fluency, and Linguistic
Knowledge
Chapter 4: Assessing Comprehension, Cognitive Strategies, Vocabulary Knowledge, and the
Affective Dimensions of Reading
Part Two: Organization and Instruction in the Classroom
Chapter 5: Organizing, Analyzing, and Using Assessment Data
Chapter 6: Organizing Classrooms and Groups for Literacy Instruction
Chapter 7: Assessment, Instruction, and Learning in the Classroom
Appendix A: Portfolio Assessment Templates
Appendix B: Sample Teacher-Developed Assessments
Appendix C: Sample Teacher-Developed Lesson Plans
Glossary
References: Professional References and Suggested Readings
References: Children’s Literature References
Index
Biography
Rona F. Flippo is Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Massachusetts Boston, USA.
Kristin M. Gehsmann is Professor of Literacy Studies and Director of the School of Education at Virginia Tech, USA.
Juliet L. Halladay is Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Vermont, USA.
