Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing

Introduction
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Part 1: The Standards: Goals

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The Interests of the Student Are Paramount in Assessment
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The Primary Purpose of Assessment Is to Improve Teaching and Learning
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Assessment Must Reflect and Allow for Critical Inquiry Into Curriculum and Instruction
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Assessments Must Recognize and Reflect the Intellectually and Socially Complex Nature of Reading and Writing and the Important Roles of School, Home, and Society in Literacy Development
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Assessment Must Be Fair and Equitable
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The Consequences of an Assessment Procedure Are the First, and Most Important, Consideration in Establishing the Validity of the Assessment
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Part 2: The Standards: Implementation

7.
The Teacher Is the Most Important Agent of Assessment
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The Assessment Process Should Involve Multiple Perspectives and Sources of Data
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Assessment Must Be Based in the School Community
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All Members of the Educational Community—Students, Parents, Teachers, Administrators, Policy Makers, and the Public—Must Have a Voice in the Development, Interpretation, and Reporting of Assessment
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Parents Must Be Involved as Active, Essential Participants in the Assessment Process
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Appendix
Glossary of Assessment Terminology
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