Understanding and Using Reading Assessment, K–12

Peter Afflerbach

Understanding and Using Reading Assessment, K–12 will help you examine and choose reading assessment in relation to current understandings of the reading process, students’ development, and the culture of schooling. Each chapter

• Focuses on a particular type of reading assessment to familiarize you with the broad array of assessments available
• Uses the CURRV framework as an organizing principle to help you consider the Consequences, Usefulness, Roles and responsibilities, Reliability, and Validity of the assessment
• Includes questions and tasks that invite you to apply the knowledge you have gained from the chapter
• Concludes with Reading Assessment Snapshots, which highlight important reading assessment issues that pertain to some or all of the assessments covered in this book

Whether you are interested in developing a more detailed understanding of different reading assessments or a comprehensive overview of reading assessment materials and procedures, this book is for you. And if you're interested in using the book in a school-based PD program or professional learning community, a special edition is available just for this purpose!

An IRA Book Club selection, September 2007

© 2007 | 216 pp.
ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-585-6