2nd Edition

Handbook of Reading Assessment A One-Stop Resource for Prospective and Practicing Educators

By Sherry Mee Bell, R. Steve McCallum Copyright 2016
342 Pages 74 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 74 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 74 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Handbook of Reading Assessment , Second Edition, covers the wide range of reading assessments educators must be able to use and understand to effectively assess and instruct their students. Comprehensive and filled with numerous authentic examples, the text addresses informal classroom based assessment, progress monitoring, individual norm-referenced assessment, and group norm-referenced or... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Assessment of Reading: The Context

Chapter 2: Nature of Reading

Chapter 3: Assessing Motivation to Read

Chapter 4: informal Assessment: Informing Instruction

Chapter 5: Informal Assessment: Progress Monitoring

Chapter 6: Formal Assessment of Reading: Individualized Assessment

Chapter 7: Formal Group Assessment: Focus on Accountability

Chapter 8: Using Informal and Formal Assessment Data to Inform Teaching

Appendix A: International Reading Association Standards 2010: Standard 3

(Assessment)

Appendix B: Inclusive Model of Reading

Appendix C: Literacy Instruction Pie with Overlay of Motivation

Glossary

Biography

Sherry Mee Bell is Professor and Department Head, Theory and Practice in Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. A former special and elementary teacher and school psychologist, she is author of a number of articles on assessment, reading/disabilities, and teacher preparation.

R. Steve McCallum is Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. A fellow of the American Psychological Association, he is author of a number of assessment-related articles, tests, texts, and is Consulting Editor and Co-Founder, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.

"Bell and McCallum really hit the mark with this text. I have found no other book that covers the realm of reading assessment like this one."

Dr. Shelly Ratliff, Glenville State College, USA