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

    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