Understanding and Using Reading Assessment, K-12

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 chapterFocuses 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.The International Reading Association is the world's premier organization of literacy professionals. Our titles promote reading by providing professional development to continuously advance the quality of literacy instruction and research. Research-based, classroom-tested, and peer-reviewed, IRA titles are among the highest quality tools that help literacy professionals do their jobs better. Some of the many areas we publish in include: -Comprehension-Response To Intervention/Struggling Readers-Early Literacy -Adolescent Literacy-Assessment-Literacy Coaching-Research And Policy