1st Edition

Formative Assessment for English Language Arts A Guide for Middle and High School Teachers

By Amy Benjamin Copyright 2008
150 Pages
by Eye On Education

208 Pages
by Eye On Education

150 Pages
by Eye On Education

This book demonstrates how formative assessments, unlike standardized tests, provide the kind of communication between teachers and students that help teachers make instructional decisions to improve student performance.

About the Author
Acknowledgements
Part I Foundations
1 About Formative Assessment
2 English Language Arts Standards and Assessment
3 Rubrics
Part II Applications
4 Formative Assessments for Reading Comprehension
5 Formative Assessment for Writing
6 Note Taking as Formative Assessment
7 Formative Assessments for Vocabulary Growth
Part III Performance Tasks
8 Formative Assessment for Performance Tasks
References

Biography

Authored by Benjamin, Amy