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.

An IRA Book Club selection, September 2007

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